Advance Dance
Michele Rosewoman
About this work:
Written for the five-piece "Quintessence" ensemble, this composition is the result of a Chamber Music America commissin received by Ms. Rosewoman in 2002.
"To find an inherent and organic pocket where the forward motion of the 3 and a half meter could dance, and to find warm colors and textures that would enhance, was the goal. This piece started from the desire to further explore mysteries of the 'cracks' of time, the spaces between the spaces between the beats. Cycling patterns on different instruments (over a 2-bar bass linephrase in 3.5/4 and 3/4) cross through eachother, revealing further rhythmic variants and possibilites. The ear is pushed towards hearing the less obvious cracks of time and the musicians and listeners are challenged to hear and feel in a mutli-dimensional way. The horn parts extend eachother horizontally in the beginning, implying vertical harmonies, and later their parrallel movement emphasizes rhythmic precision.
Year composed: 2003
Duration: 00:00:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Unknown
Instrumentation: 1 Alto Saxophone,1 Alto Saxophone soloist(s), 1 Tenor Saxophone,1 Tenor Saxophone soloist(s), 1 Drum Set, 1 Piano,1 Piano soloist(s), 1 Double bass