by barbarah_admin | Mar 20, 2023
Allegro • Largo • Allegro Presto Little is known about Grimani’s education or life. This three-movement Sinfonia is from her oratorio Pallade e Marte. This style sinfonia was the model for the early symphony, with engaging melodies and expert string writing making it...
by barbarah_admin | Oct 9, 2021
This eight-movement work for string orchestra was inspired by pioneer director Alice Guy Blaché’s 1912 silent film Making an American Citizen. Beginning as a piece for string quartet, the moods range from nostalgia to agitation to resolution. This haunting score is...
by barbarah_admin | Oct 9, 2021
Rhapsody Jardine vividly evokes a landscape full of lush harmonies and exotic melodic perfumes, a musical vista of resonant colors and aromatic counterpoint. The opening fantasy-like section juxtaposes a minimalistic ostinato pattern in the lower strings with the...
by barbarah_admin | Sep 20, 2021
Arcadian Reverie begins with a simple setting of the pastoral theme that recurs in many forms from theme with gentle counterpoint to pulsing rhythms and undercurrents. A faster middle section with punctuating, slightly dissonant chords herald the introduction of...
by barbarah_admin | Sep 20, 2021
The Soul of Ra has two contrasting movements: In Memoriam and Phoenix Rising. In Memoriam portrays all our lost loves, loved ones and the many war dead. The throbbing pulse of pain alternates with the soaring melody of hope and heart’s ease. Phoenix Rising personifies...
