[Co]Valence IIIa: Battling a Diversion of Thought [SOLO VOICE] (2016, AMH) SCORE

Instrumentation: solo female voice

(the vocalist requires a stop watch)

[Co]Valence IIIa for solo voice is an overall schizophrenic dichotomy between expressive moments and percussive accents: percussive consonants (outlined in boxes) present sudden interruptions to the otherwise ‘flowing’ melodic line. The overall desired effect is of a solo performer theatrically thinking aloud (singing) to themselves whilst being distracted by other divergent thoughts (denoted by the percussive consonants). Despite these distractions (which the audience will never know the details of), the performer tries very hard to stay focused on the matter at hand.