The Circle and the Web

for sinfonietta ensemble (1,1,1,1/1,1,1,0/pno,perc/2,1,1,1)
composed 1992; duration 12 minutes
commissioned by ATHELAS ensemble
world premiere Ålborg (Denmark) 1992
ATHELAS ensemble; Flemming Windekilde – conductor

This piece grew out of the initial idea of a slow circular motion, resembling a huge barrel organ. The music begins with prolonged tension between high squeaking lines and slapping attacks on a backdrop of heavy, somber sound. Small snippets of faster music emerge and begin to combine into actual phrases. As these phrases gain momentum, long waves of circular motion appear, develop, and accelerate up to a climax. Abruptly, the tones of this motion are contracted into a single chord which continues in quiet flow.

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