Variants for Flute & Guitar and Strings
Karen Amrhein
About this work:
The Variants were composed at the request of flutist Michael Finegold and guitarist Oscar Lopez Plaza.
Each variant is, essentially, a theme and variations unto itself, however material from one variant may be developed further in another. The first three variants are generally bright and cheerful in character, the exceptions being the middle section (for strings alone) of Variant 2: an aggressive and dissonant episode, and the lyrical opening of Variant 3. Variant 5 is a fugue in Dorian mode wherein the outer statements of the subject frame a songlike passacaglia. The fugue is immediately followed by the final variant, an unabashedly joyous romp.
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Year composed: 2004
Duration: 00:11:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Unknown
Instrumentation: ,1 Flute soloist(s), 1 Strings (General), ,1 Guitar (Classical/Acoustic) soloist(s)
Instrumentation notes: For Flute & Guitar and Strings