Dancing Helix Rituals
Composer: Augusta Read Thomas
Publisher: G. Schirmer
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From the composer:
"Somewhat of a cross between "Jazz" (Monk, Coltrane, Tatum, Miles Davis, etc.) and "Classical (Bartok, Stravinsky, Varèse, Berio, Boulez), Dancing Helix Rituals can be heard as a lively dance made up of a series of outgrowths and variations, which are organic and, at every level, concerned with transformations and connections. Each player serves a a protagonist as well as fulcrum point on and around which all others' musical force-fields rotate, bloom and proliferate. There is refined logic to every nuance, which stems from the sound, in context, on its own terms. The form is that of a crescendo.Dancing Helix Rituals should be performed in conjunction with dancers when feasible. The early Stravinsky ballets are works Augusta studies, holds in great reverence, loves, and embraces. Augusta sings, dances, moves, and conducts as she composes. As a result, she tends to hear and feel most of her music as music suitable for dance."
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Performer / Ensemble Link Comments -
Pages: 7
Pages (score): 19
Publisher Code: ED4617
UPC: 888680092696
ISBN: 9781495048524
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Length: 30.4 cm
Width: 22.7 cm
Thickness: 0.317 cm
Weight: 174 g
