Product Description
Mercy is an obsessively expressive
Adagio (so to say, an answer to Samuel Barber's Adagio) with a homophonic texture, like a four part chorale.
Rhythmically, this piece offers no problems. While the part of the first violin
requires more experienced players, all others are relatively easy to play. Most
groups would be able to master this piece after only a couple of rehearsals.
Some would say that mercy
is a virtue, others that it is a weakness. Do not seek in this piece
a one-to-one musical transcription of merciful feelings, but rather concentrate
on the smoothness and tender sound quality associated with it. Rather than
"pity", mercy is about empathy, togetherness and support - this attitude
can also show while performing music.
Approximate
duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds.
Mercy was composed in 2013 and is dedicated to
the flutist Cecilia Piehl Pierce.
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