filigree

Nicholas Bentz

Piccolo, Clarinet, Soprano saxophone, Percussion, Piano, Violin7 min2021Available for regional premiere

soprano saxophone can be replaced by clarinet (and vice versa)

Technical level 5 of 7rhythm and metre

'filigree' is a piece that explores the margins of sound, attempting to show musical gestures under varying degrees of magnification and compression. Sonic materials are at turns hyper-compacted and expanded to a grandiose volatility as the piece searches for a vantage point of relative stability. 'filigree' was written for International Contemporary Ensemble.

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