Brief Medieval Fantasy

Flute • Clarinet • Cello • Violin • Piano

Duration 1'40"

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This piece explores the interplay between medieval devices such as the "Landini Cadence", parallel-fifth harmony, and Estampie dance rhythms, with 20th-Century elements including roving chromaticism, eerie timbral effects, and aleatoric passagework.

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The piece was composed for Elaine Barkin's graduate composition seminar, and was read and workshopped with the Da Capo Chamber Players.

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