Spinning Jenny (2016) 4'

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Spinning Jenny

The spinning jenny, invented at the start of the Industrial Revolution, was a machine that could spin many spindles, mounted on a large wheel, at once. Invented by James Hargreaves in Stanhill/Oswaldtwistle/Lancashire, England, the spinning jenny dramatically increased cloth production. My Spinning Jenny also employs strings moving at a rapid-fire pace, but in this case the bow speeding across the four violin strings to make a constant run of changing harmonies, colors, and rhythms.

— Julia Wolfe