Momentum Suite for Strings
Duration: 24.5 (see individual movements for durations)
Level: Professional, College, well-rehearsed High School.
©2018
Instrumentation: Violin 1-2, Viola, Celli, Basses and Harp.
(*Can be performed as separate movements)
Movements:
1.Fugue (2:58)
2. Contrary Motion (3:32)
3. Slow Motion (3:28)
4. Moonlight”s Dance (2:54)
5.Stasis (3:56)
6. Passacaglia (5:58)
7. Invention. (1:34)
Composer’s Notes
I was impressed with the English string orchestra music coming out of mostly England during the 19th-Century. Works by Holst, Delius, Elgar created a body of wonderful pieces that still resound.
My thought was to create a suite “in-the-style” of these masters yet throw in a few aspects from modern music and see what comes of that mix. Sometimes, we progress by rediscovering the past and filtering it through new eyes and ears. It was a joy to work in this style and for the strings alone.
Ron Jones