I chose the name Damselfly Iridis for this improvisation, because the switching subdivisions of beats at the start (a variation of a rhythmic technique known as horizontal hemiola), and fast arpeggio textures (sometimes in vertical polyrhythms) interspersed throughout the piece, felt like they echoed the idea of a damselfly newly emerged from it’s nymph phase, … Continue reading Damselfly Iridis — Improvisation in F Dorian, A♭ Lydian, F Dorian ♯4 & G Mixolydian ♭6