Close (Far)
Monica Houghton
About this work:
The call of a mourning dove on one particular morning seems to embody a sense of being in two places or times at once. This piece is built from the bird call motive, which has both a pitch class element and a rhythmic element.
Version: for horn, percussion, violin, cello and piano
Year composed: 2003
Duration: 00:08:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Horn in F, 1 Percussion (General), 1 Piano, 1 Violin, 1 Cello
Instrumentation notes: percussionist plays marimba and suspended cymbals