Sounds and Shapes (2004)
for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion
duration: 7 minutes
Listen:
I. Pyramid
II. Spiral
Performers: Speculum Musicae
Score Excerpt: PDF
Perusal/Purchase: contact me
Program Notes
Sounds and Shapes was composed in the spring of 2003 for a reading session by the Speculum Musicae during their residency at Rice University. The piece consists of two contrasting short movements: Pyramid is a slow movement with a dramatic opening that slowly evolves into an ethereal atmosphere; Spiral is a relentless, perpetual-motion movement that features many virtuosic passages in the violin and marimba.