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temporary structures
for oboe, clarinet,
alto saxophone,
viola, cello, and piano (2009) -----------------------------------------------------------
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live performance recorded on August 9, 2009 |
| program note:
The challenge I set up for myself in this composition is to start with
a simple idea of alternation - passing evolving gestures back and forth
between individual instruments and instrumental groups (winds, piano,
and strings) - and expand it to have both local and global
implications. At a basic level, the local alternation between
instruments is translated to a formal alternation of entire sections. I
relate the evolution present within local materials to a formal
compression of gestural idea - as the piece evolves, the instrumental
motives become more subdued and inhabit a narrower range. In a sense,
this work explores a parallel structural/gestural language
re-orchestrated and filtered through each of three successive formal
sections. This overarching diminuendo (the opposite of many formal
strategies) is as intriguing to me as it is challenging to effectively
realize. |
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performances:
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| score:
temporary_structures.pdf |
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| duration: 11 minutes |
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