Thin Green Traces
David Heuser
About this work:
Movements:
I. Arcs and Arches
II. Apex
III. Funeral March
IV. Flying Apart
V. Air: Fading Away
"Our lives are like thin green traces across the sky."
I. Arcs and Arches – At the beginning, our lives stretch out in front of us seemingly without end, without limits, when all is potential.
II. Apex – The apex comes not with a bang, but with a whimper.
III. Funeral March – Funerals are not for the dead, but for the living to morn and rage.
IV. Flying Apart – With time, contrails dissipate, as do we as much as we fight to hold ourselves together.
V. Air: Fading Away – All things end.
"Thin Green Traces" was written for Soli Chamber Ensemble members violinist Ertan Torgul and pianist Carolyn True.
Year composed: 2006
Duration: 00:25:00
Ensemble type: Solo instrument, non-keyboard
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 1 Violin