Walking on Wires – wind & strings
for a low wind & strings
Inst:
bsn & strings, or bass cl & strings
Date:
1997
Duration:
6'
Performances:
Premiered 1999: Sirius String Quartet plus bassoon, Concert of works, NYC
Program note
An anxious lament for love lost, borrowing musical inspiration from the plainsong, “Dies Irae.” The emotional context is sadness and futility, which transmutes into edgy feelings of anger. The metaphoric realization that came to mind was that moving on would involve something like walking barefoot across a floor covered with sharp wires. – RW
Both Bassoon & Strings, and Bass Clarinet & Strings versions are available for purchase.
