Word: flute
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...evening began with Period Piece by Anthony Brandt. Written for flute, cello, percussion and piano, the work featured a variety of sounds for each instrument. The piece was at times contemplative and at times frenzied, using a wide range of pitches and dynamics. The soft flute was mournful and beautiful, complemented well by the winding and rumbling cello and piano. The different percussion sounds blended into the ensemble at certain moments and provided dramatic punches at other times. The thickly layered timbre and palpable rhythmic texture made for an intense listening experience, topped off with a burst of sound...
Quartet by Alexandros Kalogeras creates an engaging atmosphere of flute, bass clarinet, percussion and piano (keys and strings). The piece begins with a ringing pulse of percussion played by the pianist and flutist and soft, lush bass clarinet. Such stylized, ritualistic moments are followed by dramatic rushes of flute, clarinet, piano strings and swirling, pounding percussion. It is wonderful to listen to and a pleasure to watch...
After intermission, the EAR Unit played Morning Chill by Takashi Koto, a piece for flute, clarinet, cello, violin and piano. Koto achieves deep, dark tone in the piece with instruments often holding on certain notes and going sharp or flat. The rising and falling dynamics add to the jarring atonality of the piece, creating a sensual and disturbing composition...
...final selection of the evening was Fanatical Dances by Andrew Rindfleisch. The piece is written for piano, violin, cello, clarinet, flute and much percussion. The beginning of the piece features everyone except the flutist playing some kind of percussion--the cellist plays the back of the cello...
Higbie combines world-class scholarship in poetic analysis with a lively interest in music--not a surprising combination since techniques such as rhythm and meter are common to both fields. Higbie began her academic career as a music major at Arizona State University, studying flute and piano...