flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano, and string quintet
Commission: Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM+), with support from the CCA
As in a novel by William Faulkner, a single tale is recounted by three witnesses. The same material as seen from three different angles: ‘music of variable geometry’.
The character, personality and sensibility of each of three protagonists are suggested by geometric forms: the ruggedness of the triangle, the grace of the circle, the obstinacy of the square.
Listen to an extract
oeuvre@21966 generated in Montréal by litk 0.600 on Monday,
January 30, 2012. Development & maintenance: DIM.