Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Beeferman, Gordon (b. 1976).
Gender
Male
Work
Burnt Sienna. Unpublished.
Duration
5 minutes
Description
This atonal piece was composed in 2006, as a commission from the Albany (NY) Symphony Orchestra. The music is in two sections; the first slow, angular and stark, and the second (still stark and angular), a staccato accelerando comprised predominantly of 16th notes interspersed with vestiges of the first section. The music is challenging, ascends to D5, and requires one extended technique; numerous quarter tones. No fingerings are provided, but pitch bending will suffice for some of them.
Reference
Peter Kolkay
Date Range of Work
2006