Product Description
Dance Sequences was composed during the first lockdown of last year. It is in four movements each with its own character.
Prelude - Pagan Dance is highly rhythmic with angular melodic lines throughout with some release in the middle of all the raw emotion. As a result of this there is no clear tonal center in this movement. Perhaps a reflection on what was going on in the World at that point.
Lament Slow Dance is more reflective almost Hymn like in its approach and has a clear tonal center around C minor with lyrical lines being passed from Bass 1 to Bass 2.
The Wonky Waltz is more lighthearted in style as the title suggests it doesnt quite know what to be with changing time signatures, perhaps a hint of the Tango thrown in before we finally feel a Waltz pulse in the final few bars.
Final Dance is another energetic movement that combines simple and compound time signatures to give a feeling of constant change and rhythmic contrast. The rhythmic pulse is highlighted with the use of Col Legno in two sections giving a more of a percussive effect. As the movement builds to the final Bartok pizz snap by all four players the ensemble are in homophonic harmony.
I hope you enjoy listening to Dance Sequences.
This audio was produced using NotePerformer 3 in Sibelius Ultimate, just follow this YouTube link:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUIBlHeZRjGSMoBRLoqwwGVGzdsBNeWOa
I am delighted to finally be able to announce that the sheet music is now available for purchase and I would love to hear from any ensembles that perform this.
Many thanks.
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