Green for twelve strings (Full Score)

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SKU: MUSNOV958056

Category: String Ensemble

Tags: Novello and Co

Description

Commissioned by the Scottish Ensemble first performed on 15th December 2008 at Queen’s Cross Church,Aberdeen.

Programme note

‘This short work is about conflict – expressed here by the clash of opposing musical forces. One ‘force’ an ‘arioso’ is based around the harmonic field of E andis melodic, tonal, straightforward, and, at times, emotional. It is mainly led by the first violin. The other ‘force’ led by the double bass, is strongly discordant [at first a single note Flatergradually growing to a giant cluster]. It is essentially chordal [non-melodic], static, suffocating, inexorable and impersonal. Its only contrast is getting louder or getting softer, getting denser, or lessdense.

The interruption of the opening ‘arioso’ by a single note F on the double bass is atfirst not very threatening and the reaction to it is one of surprise. Later as the threat
increases so the reaction becomes stronger; at first one of irritation, then anger. A
passionate outburst on the violins follows which falls ondeaf ears. Then a solo
violin, solo viola and solo cello all appeal in turn: still no response. Finally only
fragments of the original ‘arioso’ are heard before dying away.

Whereas near the