Product Description
Includes score and parts in various transpositions.
Like many of Burnell's compositions this piece is suitable for homogeneous ensembles and also for mixed ensembles comprising atypical instrumental combinations or numbers of instruments.
The instrumentation is not specified. The score shows clefs for parts 1-3 that suggest a string trio, but other instrument combinations are possible. Parts are available in a variety of transpositions and clefs. Players may change parts between movements or, where a movement or section is out of range, they may be tacet.
Non-stringed instruments should interpret technique markings such as the pizzicato indications with appropriate articulation.
The keyboard may be a piano, or any other keyboard instrument such as harpsichord, toy piano, electric piano etc. adapting the playing style to interpret dynamics, note durations etc. where these are otherwise not possible to achieve. If there is more than one keyboard player, then the players may alternate or double-up to emphasise the harmonic and dynamic structures.
The movement titles may suggest possible instrumentations.
Movement I: Engaged. Duration 2:15 approx.
Movement II: Tightened. Duration 1:30 approx.
Movement III: Feathered. Duration 3:45 approx.
Movement III: Tamped. Duration 2:40 approx.
Programme Note:
The movements that comprise the three Acute Suites were composed between 2010 and 2016 and each may be performed by a range of different instruments. The use of the word 'acute' refers to the relatively high pitch of the instrumental parts.
Acute Suite No. 3 is for flexibly scored ensemble in four parts . The movement titles of the third suite 'Engaged', 'Tightened', 'Feathered' and 'Tamped' - reflect the characters of the movements.
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