Twisted Gyves
for 11 players

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About

A dark, menacing piece written in 2005; it mixes freely composed dissonance and more straightforward harmonic sequence. At the time of its composition I still felt uneasy about completely losing the comforting blanket of bland atonality but was determined to leave it behind me as soon as I could find a way. You can hear this disjunction unfold as angular atonality juxtaposes static, revolving harmonies. But a threatening, brooding melodic fragment suddenly bursts out of its chains and spits minor key venom at the surrounding material.

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Written for the Endymion Ensemble.

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Forces

Flute 1

Flute 2

Clarinet 1

Clarinet 2

Piano

Harp

Violin 1

Violin 2

Viola

Cello

Double Bass

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Duration

9 minutes

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