Described as a fantasy on
oriental motives, Garlands was written in 1983 for the Chicago oboist Carl Sonik, and was meant as a companion to
the Loeffler Rhapsodies. The work
begins with a shout from the piano, then an eerie pulse sets in. In the
introduction, the oboe and viola remain metrically independent of the piano's
rhythm, singing rhapsodic, agitated lines over the piano's insistent,
drone-like pulses. The brief introduction is followed by a fast section of
modal Asian music. Here the oboe and viola sing melodies of the Orient over
repeated hemiolas in the piano, and the music builds to a raucous climax where
the piano explicitly imitates the pounding of Asian drums. The music then fades
away like a wisp of incense, all the while clinging to its Eastern modal
tonality. Pandora's Trio
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Donald Draganski
Garlands Play
Recorded on 07/20/2004, uploaded on 01/08/2009
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Garlands Donald Draganski
Described as a fantasy on oriental motives, Garlands was written in 1983 for the Chicago oboist Carl Sonik, and was meant as a companion to the Loeffler Rhapsodies. The work begins with a shout from the piano, then an eerie pulse sets in. In the introduction, the oboe and viola remain metrically independent of the piano's rhythm, singing rhapsodic, agitated lines over the piano's insistent, drone-like pulses. The brief introduction is followed by a fast section of modal Asian music. Here the oboe and viola sing melodies of the Orient over repeated hemiolas in the piano, and the music builds to a raucous climax where the piano explicitly imitates the pounding of Asian drums. The music then fades away like a wisp of incense, all the while clinging to its Eastern modal tonality. Pandora's Trio
Performances by same musician(s)
Serenade, Op. 73
Trio Sonata in c minor
L’Etang, from Two Rhapsodies
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