Opus 849
Quidnet Shadows (2009)
for Flugelhorn and Harp
Duration: 8.5 min.
Dedication: for Chris Gekker
Recorded on Rising at Dawn: Chamber Music with Brass by Carson Cooman (2013)Publisher: Musik Fabrik
Performance materials available from the publisher.
Quidnet Shadows (2009) for flugelhorn and harp is dedicated to Chris Gekker.
The title refers to Quidnet, a region of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. This work is one of a variety of pieces deeply connected to the landscape of Nantucket. Specifically, it is music inspired by beach shadows cast in evening light. A ritornello opens the piece and returns twice. In between these ritornelli are two mobiles, in which the music of the ritornello is developed in a freely, shadowing discourse between the two instruments.