Eurasian stroll in 11/8

"Having attended a concert of middle eastern music a few day previous to beginning the piece I was inspired to attempt something rhythmic in a traditional time signature and use some of the pitched components of the recording to allude to a hijaz scale. The recording contained some percussive elements including coughing and bottles rattling which were uses as the rhythmic backbone. This idea was continued using some Chinese vocal sounds."

Viale Roma reimagined by Alison Beattie.