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Lexicon
II is the second composition in a series that defines words through music. The
first movement, Ballyhoo, means "clamor or outcry." This is achieved
musically through a fast tempo, wide intervals, asymetric meter, imitative
sixteenth note patterns, and mild dissonance.
The second movement, Clandestine, uses pyramids to
disguise the melodic line and asymetrical meter to disguise the beat in order
to represent the definition of "characterized by, done in, or executed
with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or
deception." The brass instruments are muted throughout this movement.
In order to represent Eerie, the word for the third
movement, a slow tempo and sparse instrumentation are used along with
dissonance, extreme dynamics, trills and glissandi. Eerie means "uncanny,
so as to inspire superstitious fear."
The fourth movement, Amok, is filled with dissonance,
counterpoint, and chromaticism in order to represent its definition; "to
behave uncontrollably and disruptively." Sections of order seem to break
down into sections of chaos and the movement ends on an unsettled chord.
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