Two Pieces for Chamber Ensemble
Peter W. Knell
About this work:
Two Pieces for Chamber Ensemble was composed between May and October 1995. It was first performed on October 31, 1995, by the University of Texas New Music Ensemble with the composer conducting. The two constituent pieces are Elegy and Vortex. 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. Vortex releases the energy of the first movement, spinning out as an edgy and virtuosic Presto.
Year composed: 1995
Duration: 00:11:00
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