Donald O. Johnston - Time and Space Studies in Three Aspects
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This diminutive symphony displays all the orchestral choirs in an examination of the different spatial aspects of music.
For Symphony Orchestra
Parts: Woodwinds: 2222, Brasses 4331, Timpani, Percussion and Celeste, Harp, Strings 44332
For Symphony Orchestra
Parts: Woodwinds: 2222, Brasses 4331, Timpani, Percussion and Celeste, Harp, Strings 44332
TIME AND SPACE STUDIES is an exploration of a number of sound design possibilities in music's two basic dimensions, time and space. While space is represented by the vertical construction in music, time is the vertical or linear flow. (A third dimension, intensity, except for a portion of the third section of the work, is explored to no more degree than the normal loud/soft relationship found in any work.)
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The first section, (Aspect I, With Zest), deals with an intense rhythmic theme introduced at the beginning as a timpani solo. This theme is subject to treatment by all choirs of the orchestra.
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In the slower second section (Aspect II, Relaxed), the music forms a marked contrast with the first section through the presentation of lush harmonies and crosscurrents of the basic musical ideas, producing bi-tonal textures.
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Introducing the third section ( Aspect III, Frenetic), a frantic timpani solo sets the scene for metric distortions tossed throughout the choirs of the orchestra. Marked by unusual and virtually ceaseless intensity, the work drives constantly toward the final measures as if seeking release from torment.
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