The Anatomy of the Curiosity Cabinet
for flute, clarinet, oboe/english horn,
trombone, violin, viola, 'cello, double bass
piano & percussion
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
& ORCHESTRA |
PORTFOLIO
The Whispering City | 2015
a multi-movement work
for full orchestra
Flute (2), Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet (2), Bassoon (2)
Trumpet (2), Horn (2), Trombone (2), Tuba
Percussion (+Mallets), Timpani, Harp, Piano
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, 'Cello, Double Bass
Movements:
No. 1: In the End
I sweeten as do onions
caramelized.
In the end is carbon dark.
No. 2: Brackish & Blue
Brackish and blue belong
Together.
Look here:
In the puddle
A white kitten floats;
A handkerchief the colour of its eyes
Slitting the neck.
No. 3: More to Me
If you think there is more to me
you force the blankness to blacken.
No. 4: Broken Pavement
Poets, thinkers,
I am beyond your ken.
An incomplete sentence,
Like the shape of the sickle moon
Only stammerers can make poems
For me.
I am a broken pavement.
Movements:
Movement No. I
tutti ensemble
Movement No. II
flute, trombone,
auxiliary percussion, vibraphone, & piano
Movement No. III
piccolo, tuba, viola,
& auxiliary percussion
Movement No. IV
viola, violoncello, & vibraphone
Movement No. V
oboe & double bass
Movement No. VI
clarinet in Bb, double bass,
auxiliary percussion, vibraphone, & celeste
Movement No. VII
bass clarinet in Bb, flugelhorn,
violin, viola, & violoncello
Movement No. VIII
trumpet, trombone, & tuba
Movement No. IX
solo percussion (& ensemble)
Movement No. X
clarinet in Bb, violin, violoncello,
vibraphone, & piano
Movement No. XI
flute, clarinet, trombone, tuba,
violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, & piano
Movement No. XII
flute, oboe, bass clarinet in Bb, flugelhorn,
celeste, vibraphone, & auxiliary percussion
Movement No. XIII
flute solo
Movement No. XIV
tutti ensemble
The Anatomy of the Curiosity Cabinet | 2011
a multi-movement work
for chamber orchestra
for two Flutes (one doubling on Piccolo), Oboe/English Horn, Clarinet,
Flugelhorn, Trombone, Tuba,
Viola, Violoncello, & Double Bass
Piano, Mallet Percussion, Aux. Percussion,
'The Anatomy of the Curiosity Cabinet' is a 14-movement work is an exploration of the timbral variety and orchestrational choices available within different subsets of a large ensemble, employing the full 16 piece group only at its end-cap movements. Each movement of 'The Anatomy....' represents a gem one would find in a 19th century curiosity cabinet; an item collected in travel, an odd treasure, slightly worn with time but rich with color and history.