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Ludd's Lament

from unsung string duo by Matthew Pierce

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“Ludd’s Lament” was written in honor of Ned Ludd, the “founder” of the Luddite movement, a rag-tag group of troublemakers and rabble-rousers who went around the English countryside in the 19th century smashing machinery and anything else that represented industrialization or “progress.” Now the Luddite name is used to describe anyone who is believed to be in some way an enemy of technology-enhanced progress.

In the piece, we tried to juxtapose the mechanical sounds of machinery with the pastoral harmonies of the “natural world.” We also included ample smashing sounds to illustrate their not-so-harmonious relationship with one another. Notice the middle section, which is an adaptation of the “Dies Irae,” a medieval plainchant which means literally “Day of Wrath.”

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from unsung string duo, released February 23, 2007

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Matthew Pierce East Northport, New York

Composer/Violinist Matthew Pierce is celebrated for his new classical scores commissioned by American ballet companies. Born in Brooklyn in 1968, Pierce grew up in Seattle, studied violin performance with Shirley Givens at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and moved to New York where he began writing music for the theater. Pierce has a special aptitude for dance. ... more

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