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Composer: Margaret Quail Title: Cave Sounds Instrumentation: 2Vln Vla Vlc Duration: 3 mins, 1 movement. Difficulty: Moderate to good amateur. Technical Issues: Some fast passages. Some double stopping. Conventionally notated. Fast rhythmic unison passage in which parts move through a series of unusual harmonies. Quite extreme changes of tempi and mood from melancholy peacefulness to frenzied turbulence. Programme note: This piece is about the atmosphere one senses and the sounds that may be heard at the sea as one stands in the mouth of a cave. There is the desolate sound of sea birds, the small waves bubbling over pebbles and the sudden rush of water into the cave. At the end all that can be heard is the distant bird cry. Performed by the London Chamber Group at BMIC, December 1996. Availability: Composer's phone: +44 (0)20 8852 3810 |
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