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Subjectivities, for B-flat clarinet, alto saxophone, violin, violoncello, percussion, and piano, is a work cast in three movements that lasts approximately thirteen minutes. Subjectivities explores many facets of the word “question,” such as confusion, investigation, debate, and enigma. Each movement expresses a different mood while exploring two to three aspects of the word “question.” The first movement begins at a moderate tempo and concentrates on somewhat static melodies that escalate into brief ensemble events. The second movement is slower and contains material more focused on vertical sonorities and harmonic progressions. The third movement begins with a large wall of sound that disintegrates to almost nothing, before gradually building up again into ensemble moments preceding a vibraphone solo that is constant and prominent until the last notes. Melodic material forms the basis of the harmonic construction, with both components manipulated through serial techniques such as inversion and retrograde. Rhythmic materials are often layered to build climactic points throughout the piece, and cause and effect dovetailing of lines serves as the basis for the contrapuntal writing throughout. |
