Rabble Rouser
Don Freund
About this work:
Rabble Rouser was composed as a display piece for the outstanding young virtuoso pianist Jooeun Pak. It is a toccata portrait of an oratorical polemicist who is determined to stir a mob to a mindless frenzy for no other reason than to feel of the surge of power it brings. There is a lot of fast music that hopes to bring your blood to a boil, but the central section is a stentorian recitative, all full of innuendo and bluster, signifying nothing.
Live performance/scrolling score video at http://youtu.be/H14Gcg-9aMI
Year composed: 2013
Duration: 00:10:00
Ensemble type: Keyboard:Piano
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