Non Sequitur Music

Transparent Landscapes


Composer: Lesley Sommer
Instrumentation: clarinet, percussion, harp, piano, cello
Year Composed: 1997
Duration: 17 minutes (4 movements)
Cost:
  • Rental: $85.00
  • Purchase: $100.00

Program Notes:

Transparent Landscapes is a study in musical color. The first movement blurs and blends the sounds of the instruments; the second movement features virtuosic cello music; movement three treats each instrument in a soloistic fashion; and the fourth movement switches rapidly between a driving rhythmic texture and shimmering, chaotic sounds. This piece was inspired by Gyorgy Ligeti's four-movement Chamber Concerto (1970). However, one may also hear references to both medieval music (II) and blues (IV).


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