BENEFICENT SHADOW - SEXTET FOR WINDS
BENEFICENT SHADOW - SEXTET FOR WINDS
fl/pic; fl/bsfl; cl1, cl2/bscl, bsn1, bsn2
While considering possibilities for fulfilling the VCME's woodwind commission I happened upon reproductions of two famous paintings: The Mountain (Summertime), by Balthus, and Melancholy and Mystery of a Street, by De Chirico. The haunting treatment of shadows in these paintings was suggestive, leading me to a general musical conception of this piece. Ultimately, literary as well as visual shadow-symbol phantasmagoria inspired musical content, even encouraging my choice of instrumentation: two flutes doubling piccolo and bass flute, two clarinets-doubling bass clarinet, and two bassoons.
Authored (or revised): 2016
Duration (minutes): 17
First performance: Sept. 25, 2010
Book format: score + 6 parts
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