Expressions Ii On Paintings Of Kandinsky
Greg A. Steinke
About this work:
Based on Klangvoll, Mit und Gegen, Harmonie Tranquille, In einander, Dominant Curve.
As has been expressed in a journal of the painter, Edvard Munch: “at times you see with different eyes,” a composer “at times [hears] with different [ears.]” And so it is here of “hearing” these paintings at this moment in time. Another moment might produce a different “hearing,” or “hearing” impression. I’ve attempted to create my “hearing’ of these paintings and even create different possible hearings within the “hearing” through passages of structured improvisation, which in turn produce different hearings for the listener. So I’ve composed what I heard, to paraphrase Munch, at this moment in time.
Version: Image Music XXIII
Year composed: 2003
Duration: 00:30:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 2 Alto Saxophone, 2 Percussion (General), 1 Piano
Instrumentation notes: each saxophonist also doubles on Soprano Saxophone, percussion setup includes timapni, xylophone and vibraphone and other drums, etc.; piano also doubles on celeste if available.