A Dream Foretold

For flute, clarinet, cello and piano
Year
2001
Duration
17'
Category
Chamber
Premiere
November, 11th 2001
Sonic Boom Festivl, The Knitting Factory, New York
The New York New Music Ensemble
Score Format
8.5 x 11 Portrait
Number of Pages
37
  • Program Notes

    A Dream Foretold

    I. Moderato
    II. Allegro scherzando T

    The cello’s expansive opening lyricism evokes many transformations through the first movement of A Dream Foretold, from its initial espressivo mood, to a more restrained contrapuntal setting with the winds, becoming impassioned as it leads to a first climax, and even assuming a mysterious and agitated character in the middle of the movement, taken up there by the flute and clarinet. In each of these incarnations, lyrical evolvution coalesces in a chordal ritornello ornamented with trills. Brief at first, these ritornello episodes become more and more extended. The movement unfolds in interplay between these two prototypes. The second movement is a scherzo, lively, animated, full of sprung rhythms, featuring the piano in ever expanding sweeps up the keyboard.

Reviews

  • “If you are looking for beautiful 21st century American music, look no further… This album holds four compositions performed by New York New Music Ensemble… Festinger creates mesmerizing textures. Slowly emerging themes, gently woven from snippets of melody, gradually accelerate and collide like swirling eddies of dissonant color. Animated changes in dynamic, tremolos in the strings, and skittering piano figures create tension and drama. Silence your cell phone, find a quiet spot, and listen.”

    – Karen E. Moorman Read Complete Review
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    • Printed Score15
    • Printed Set of Parts30