Momentum Suite for Strings

Duration: 24.5 (see individual movements for durations)

Level: Professional, College, well-rehearsed High School.

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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