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variable instruments, or: flute, saxophone, violin, piano/accordion, percussion, and vocalist
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Year Authored (or revised)
Duration (min)
10
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Files & Media
Audio
welchsymphonydrones.mp3
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Description
Symphony of Drones #1 (2001) is a symphony in the most literal meaning of the word, a collection of sounds, in this case, those centered around a drone mentality. It is a conducted, graphically notated piece designed for any collection of four or more pitched instruments. It is in a three -movement form, and each movement addresses various indeterminate and structured improvisational concepts that explore textures that ornament, enhance and disrupt a fused and continuous ensemble timbre.
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Text Language - Non English
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Ensemble Type
mixed instrumental ens 6 to 15 players
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ACA-WELM-011
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ACA-WELM-011
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"The work’s title is appropriate in the sense that each of its movements is built on a steady underlying pitch or chord. But it is also misleading: anyone lulled into expecting a proto-Minimalist meditation would have been startled by the wild, amusingly cacophonous outbursts that drive the piece."
-- Allan Kozinn, The New York Times