Double Chaconne with Gaps

Double Chaconne with Gaps was written in 2019. It consists of 29 variants of the two alternating chaconnes, one identified by harp and piano (with strings and percussion), and the other darker with alto flute, bass clarinet, horn and double bass. Later in the piece, the two combine and overlap. Why Gaps? I am fascinated by the way the Japanese artist Hokusai, in his late work, began with a space on the blank paper and defined it with shape and image. Here, silence and sound transpose this idea. Alexander Goehr