James Scott Balentine

Horn, Guitar, and Chamber Orchestra pno, 3 perc, solo hn, solo gtr, strings

Composer's Note:

Triqueta was inspired and supported in part by an award from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio in 2006, which funded the composition of the original Esferas da Vida for guitar, horn, jazz rhythm section, violin, viola and cello. At the suggestion of guitarist Matthew Dunne, the piece was enlarged by adding two additional movements, including considerable revision of Esferas da Vida, which became the last movement of Triqueta. The piece is heavily influenced by Brazilian rhythms and character and jazz harmonies. The piece is not programmatic, but the movement titles all refer to shapes in both two and three-dimensional space which suggest motion and generally contributed to the formal structure of each part and to the whole. Triqueta was written for guitarist Matthew Dunne and hornist Michael Gast for the premiere concert of the Southwest Guitar Festival, San Antonio, Texas.