Shimmer and Willow's Song

2015
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Chamber Works

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Category

Chamber Works

librettist

WordS by

instrumentation

Cello Octet or Solo Cello and 7 Pre-recorded Cellos

duration

14'

commissioned by

premiered by

Ashley Bathgate

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In 2003 Steve Reich wrote Cello Counterpoint for eight cellos, meant to be performed by a soloist playing along with seven pre-recorded cellos. This innovation of expanding a solo into a large ensemble through pre-recorded layers augments the sonic palette of a single instrument while maintaining the simplicity and personality of a soloist. My work Shimmer, and its lyrical companion Willow's Song seek to build on this innovation bringing to it a broader harmonic, gestural, and dramatic vocabulary.

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Shimmer and Willow's Song

Purchase Score
duration

14'

instrumentation

Cello Octet or Solo Cello and 7 Pre-recorded Cellos

premiered by

Ashley Bathgate

commissioned by

Shimmer and Willow's Song

In 2003 Steve Reich wrote Cello Counterpoint for eight cellos, meant to be performed by a soloist playing along with seven pre-recorded cellos. This innovation of expanding a solo into a large ensemble through pre-recorded layers augments the sonic palette of a single instrument while maintaining the simplicity and personality of a soloist. My work Shimmer, and its lyrical companion Willow's Song seek to build on this innovation bringing to it a broader harmonic, gestural, and dramatic vocabulary.

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