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Twisted Gyves
for 11 players
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.
Written for the Endymion Ensemble.
Forces
Flute 1
Flute 2
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Piano
Harp
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Duration
9 minutes
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