All Along
Kevin McCarter
About this work:
All Along moves through passages that are slow or quick, curious, eager, rejoicing,
or patient. It includes short gestures that are shared among instruments, repeated
and varied, and longer melodic lines, also colored by multiple instruments. The music
is organized as five main sections, each concluding with a sustained chord (sometimes
combined with a pause) and followed by a change in texture. This provides the
outward shape of the piece. There's also an underlying feeling or character that
persists through the changes, and the fact that it's there all along unifies the music —
and gave the piece its title.
Year composed: 2019
Duration: 00:07:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Standard Orchestra
Instrumentation: 2 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 English Horn, 2 Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, 2 Horn in F, 2 Trumpet, 2 Trombone, 1 Tuba, 1 Timpani, 1 Xylophone, 1 Vibraphone, 1 Strings (General)