Walking On Wires
Rain Worthington
About this work:
Premiered 1999: Sirius String Quartet, Concert of works, NYC
Program note: An anxious lament for love lost. The emotional context begins from a point of sadness and feeling that there is no escape from the hurt, then transmutes into edgy feelings of anger against the emotional pain. It takes musical inspiration from the plainsong, “Dies Irae“.
Year composed: 1998
Duration: 00:06:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:String Quartet
Instrumentation: 1 Bassoon, 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello
Instrumentation notes: alternate wind instrument: Bass Clarinet