| Through
the Mist has 3 movements:
1. Ashuelot Sunrise
2. Rocky Shore
3. Nocturne
Instrumentation: 2222-2220, harp,
3pc, timp, strings
Duration 12 minutes
The orchestral version of Through
the Mist is based on a trio for flute, violin,
and
guitar (Through the Mist trio),
which was
written
as a charitable donation for the annual Christmas charity
lottery-auction where I worked at the time.
The first movement, Ashuelot Sunrise, marked Allegretto,
is a rhapsodic cadenza. Shifting rhythms and rubato
keep the music from settling into a regular pulse.
The phrases become more complex and build to a climax
in a tonal center of D. A transition takes the music
to a d minor coda with strings declaiming a dramatic
line against a pulsating accompaniment by the rest
of the orchestra.
The second movement, Rocky Shore, marked Andante
arpeggiato, is more austere and hesitant, with
minor seconds and
a knocking motive, which builds to the hammered
octaves at the climax.
The third movement, Nocturne, marked Andante sonore,
begins with the sound of a romantic, tropical
song, which returns several times, hauntingly incomplete.
The movement finally settles into the implied
opening
key of E minor with rhythmic references to the
knocking motive of the second movement.
The orchestration
is impressionistic, with prominent touches of color
from the percussion. The texture is sometimes rather
transparent, making the piece of medium
difficulty.
Prices:
 Printed study score for
perusal - Free
Printed study score for purchase $20
Parts rental - 2 months, amateur ensemble $110,
includes large-format score
Parts rental - 2 months,
professional ensemble $150, includes large-format
score
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