RADIANTS
RADIANTS
Orch: 3/picc.2/ehn.3/Ebcl.bcl.2, 4.4.2.btbn.1, 6 perc, div strings
A sound-mass composition for large orchestra. Orchestral color and gesture are the main components of this work. The string section is divided over 12 staves throughout the work, and the individual lines are essentially independent. Each wind part is aslo a separate line, as are the percussion parts. Graphic notation and many extended performance techniques are employed throughout, the climax near the end is a massive pile-up of articulated clusters, which disintegrate into a whimper at the close. High difficulty - professional orchestra only.
Movements: 1.0
Authored (or revised): 1971
Duration (minutes): 0.5
First performance: February, 1972 - Detroit Symphony Orchestra during residency at Western Michigan University.
SKU
ACA-ZUPR-058This is an archival item from ACA's catalog, and not currently available for purchase.
Description
A sound-mass composition for large orchestra. Orchestral color and gesture are the main components of this work. The string section is divided over 12 staves throughout the work, and the individual lines are essentially independent. Each wind part is aslo a separate line, as are the percussion parts. Graphic notation and many extended performance techniques are employed throughout, the climax near the end is a massive pile-up of articulated clusters, which disintegrate into a whimper at the close. High difficulty - professional orchestra only.