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| Title | Building the Sea |
| Contributors |
Jane Serter (composer) |
| Composition date | 2018 |
| Duration (mins) | 8 |
| Category | chamber ensemble string |
| Instrumentation | 8 Vn 2 Va Vc Db |
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| Programme Note | I like the idea of the contrast between 'building' (solid, concrete) and 'the sea' (fluid, transient, changeable). The sea is being built brick by brick. During the process, there are little swells and eddies and bits of surf (loud sustained notes, tremolos, sul pont) and sometimes a bigger swell. There is a small boat rowing against the tide (the two highest strings having a rocking melody). The sea gradually grows more turbulent. There are big waves, pebbles are thrown into the air, flotsam and jetsam rise to the surface, and gulls scream and cry cheekily (pizzicato and glissandi on viola 1 and the top two strings). When the building of the sea is completed, the music alternates between turbulence and calm. The instruments are now playing tutti in sections. There is a short fugue and a slower lyrical passage. The piece ends with a final, turbulent gesture. -Jane Serter, November 2018 |
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