Three Episodes for Chamber Ensemble
for ten players
| Duration: | 12 minutes | |
| Instrumentation: | Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Percussion (1), Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass |
Program notes:
Three Episodes for Chamber Ensemble could also be entitled “three soundtracks without a film.” Each of the three episodes has a movie scene that I imagined while writing the music. The titles of the work present some information about the various scenarios of movie scenes and what we may see:
Behind the cellar door depicts the emotions of a character that sits in a dark cellar and hears footsteps behind the door. The footsteps get close and close. A bedtime story portrays a parent who tells a scary story to his child, and concludes with “sweet dreams. . .” Variations of Chorale and Fugue has no dramatic scene, though the music still illustrates a significant segment of a film. These are the conclusion and credits. As the title implies, the chorale and fugue form variations within themselves, and combine for a fugue-chorale texture.
| Year composed: | 1997 |
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| Premiere performance: | 19 September, 2001 Boston, MA, USA Alea III Ensemble Theodore Antoniou, music director |
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| Awards received: | Alea III Composition Competition | |
| Movements: | 1. Behind the Cellar Door 2. A Bedtime Story 3. Variations of Chorale and Fugue |
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