CA$30
Year Completed: 2018
Duration: Any. Minimum 10 minutes suggested.
Instrumentation: Open (multiple options for instrumentation)
Purchase includes 13 PDF files:
- 1 PDF with the instructions
- 5 PDF's with the Drone music (for Bb, C Bass, C Treble, Eb and F instruments)
- 7 PDF's with the Melodic music (for Bb High and Low, C Bass, C Treble High and Low, Eb and F instruments)
About:
Shadow Leaves Shimmer is an ambient, minimalist work inspired by watching the shadows of leaves on my studio floor. The score has numerous possibilities for interpretation and can accomodate any combination of instruments. A drone part, a variation on a fundamental chord of G, with the 7ths and 11ths tuned to resemble the harmonic series, is heard throughout. The ensemble performs deep meditative breaths on this chord. Occasionally the harmony is modified with other fundamental chords. The performance of additional melodic lines overtop, or behind this material is possible, creating a blurring and/or undulating effect. This work is intended for a medium to large ensemble. Parts are provided for C treble (high and low) C bass, B-flat (high and low), E-flat, and F instruments or voice. Shadow Leaves Shimmer was commissioned by the UpStream Music Association, Halifax, NS.
* The YouTube recording above is 8 bass flutes with the drone throughout and no melodic material.