| Interrupted Atmosphere |
| composer: | Nancy Galbraith (2019) |  |
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| genre: | chamber music: sextet | ||
| length: | 3 movements, 17:45 minutes | ||
| orchestration: | fl, ob, hn, vl, vcl, pno | ||
| publisher: | Subito Music Publishing (ASCAP)
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| world premiere: | 10 February 2020
Dimitri Papadimitriou, piano Pittsburgh Symphony principles: Lorna McGhee, flute • Cynthia DeAlmeida, oboe • William Cabalero, horn Jeremy Black, violin • Anne Martindale-Williams, cello Kresge Theater • Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| movements: | 1. Agitated Groove 2. Uneasy Vision 3. Awakening | ||
| program notes: | "Interrupted Atmosphere" was commissioned for the Carnegie Mellon Chamber Series concert titled "Music of Steel – Celebrating Pittsburgh-based Composers" in February 2020. It was premiered by five principal players from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra who are also faculty members at the Carnegie Mellon School of Music, along with faculty pianist, Dimitri Papadimitriou. Other Pittsburgh composers represented on the concert included Leonardo Balada, David Stock, Reza Vali, and Marilyn Taft Thomas. | ||
| composer's note: | "Interrupted Atmosphere" begins with a rhythmic groove containing irregular meters. This groove is interrupted by areas of softer and more lyrical timbres and melodies, though the rhythmic intensity remains throughout the entire first movement. Movement II begins with an eerie stillness that moves in and out of various transcendental moments, then explodes into an unexpected forte passage near the end. A high repeated eighth note in the violin moves attacca into Movment III, which begins with layered rhythmic motives developing into a jubilant conclusion. — N.G. | ||
| source: | nancygalbraith.com | ||
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