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Sheet Music: Performance Partsunfurl : for oboe and viola / Anne Cawrse.by Anne Cawrse (2022)
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unfurl is the result of an experiment. Conceived
structurally on a walk, the harmonic plan that unfolds throughout
the piece was jotted down hastily and without a piano at hand-
very unusual for me. The rhythmic structure was planned while I
was a passenger on a long car trip (no piano there either), and a
few weeks later the three components were brought together to
create… what exactly? A musical exploration of unfolding,
expanding harmonies? A study in repetition and holding tension
through continual tiny shifts? Maybe it's a duet for any two
instruments, which works best when played in a resonant
acoustic?
Regardless of what it is, I think that unfurl is quite
effective. I like the fact that aside from range, it doesn't rely
too much upon the characteristics of the
two instruments in order to work. I like the elements of freedom
and ensemble it demands of the players, from articulation
matching to decisions about the number of repetitions. I
particularly like how it demonstrates that a composer can work in
a very different way from usual, and still create something
intriguing, enjoyable, listenable and very playable.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 set of 2 performance parts (5p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 4 min.
First performance by Joshua Oates, Martin Alexander — 6 Nov 22. North Adelaide Baptist Church, SA
Typeset edition.
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