1. Procession – A solemn and plaintive procession, with fluctuating tempos, dissenting harmonies, and increasing drama.
2. Lamentation – The flute and cello open with complex Middle East rhythms,...Читать дальше

1. Procession – A solemn and plaintive procession, with fluctuating tempos, dissenting harmonies, and increasing drama.
2. Lamentation – The flute and cello open with complex Middle East rhythms, followed by a middle section with a syncopated ostinato in the lower strings. Later, various other instruments contribute to the Middle East complexity.
3. Semaphores – Semaphores is a system of signaling, so the instruments signal each other through the staggering entrances of a fugue in 5/4 meter, while a broad clarinet melody flows over the imitation, sometimes whimsical and playful, with alternating meters of 5/4 and 6/8.
4. Desolation – A lone cry against adversity, sometimes comforted by the rhythm of a slow tango, but ending with defiant acquiescence.
5. Deprived – Driving and pulsating rhythms contrast with expressive melodies, followed by sweet lyricism and ostinatos, ending with exuberant pulsations.
6. Tranquility – In 6/8 meter, the melodies are reminiscent of the innocence of childhood when all was enchanting and calm, and the future troubles far away.
7. Polyhedral bell – The polyhedral bell is a three-dimensional geometric figure formed of many faces. The lush sonorities weave a spell as the melodies go from instrument to instrument.

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