Elegy
Peter W. Knell
About this work:
Elegy was composed between September and October 1995. It was first performed on October 31, 1995, by the University of Texas New Music Ensemble with the composer conducting. Elegy is essentially a slow passacaglia (i.e. a piece based on a repeated melody) framed by an atmospheric introduction and conclusion. Over the course of the passacaglia, the entrances of the theme speed up and overlap, becoming a series of mensuration canons.
Year composed: 1995
Duration: 00:06:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 6-9 players
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Clarinet, 1 Percussion (General), 1 Piano, 1 Violin, 1 Cello
Instrumentation notes: pierrot ensemble plus percussion