Scarlet Crimson Carmine
for eleven strings
Composer
Sean Clarke
Sean Clarke
Composition Date: 2015
Duration: 00:05:05
Genre: Orchestra / Large Ensembles, String Orchestra
Programme Note:
Scarlet, crimson and carmine are three deep shades of red. They evoke conflicting images of passion, death, love, anger, tenderness, and violence. Though broadly similar, these intense hues are distinct and rich in their own right when examined closely. Furthermore, there is room for subtle variation and contrast within each shade. Similarly, this piece examines three musical ideas that are developed and transformed over time. The form consists of a set of triple variations followed by a brief coda: A1 B1 C1 – A2 B2 C2 – A3 B3 C3 – Coda (B4)Working against the episodic nature of variation form, however, is a dramatic through line that fuses the short sections together and gives the work a distinct emotional trajectory. This connective thread leads the listener through a wide range of affective territory in a relatively short amount of time; a densely packed journey through a vermilion-soaked landscape.
Premiere Information:
28 January 2016, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montréal, Quebec
Ensemble Arkea, Dina Gilbert; cond.
Suggest Modification for this Record
Duration: 00:05:05
Genre: Orchestra / Large Ensembles, String Orchestra
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation Set Number 1:- 6 x Violin
- 2 x Viola
- 2 x Violoncello
- 1 x Double bass
Programme Note:
Scarlet, crimson and carmine are three deep shades of red. They evoke conflicting images of passion, death, love, anger, tenderness, and violence. Though broadly similar, these intense hues are distinct and rich in their own right when examined closely. Furthermore, there is room for subtle variation and contrast within each shade. Similarly, this piece examines three musical ideas that are developed and transformed over time. The form consists of a set of triple variations followed by a brief coda: A1 B1 C1 – A2 B2 C2 – A3 B3 C3 – Coda (B4)Working against the episodic nature of variation form, however, is a dramatic through line that fuses the short sections together and gives the work a distinct emotional trajectory. This connective thread leads the listener through a wide range of affective territory in a relatively short amount of time; a densely packed journey through a vermilion-soaked landscape.
Premiere Information:
28 January 2016, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montréal, Quebec
Ensemble Arkea, Dina Gilbert; cond.
CATALOGUE INFO:
- Call Number:
- MI 1500 C611sc
- Genre:
- Orchestra / Large Ensembles, String Orchestra
- Date of Acquisition:
- April 1, 2016
- Type:
- Print-music, Published by CMC
- Physical Description:
- 1 score (18 p. ) ;
18 Pages
Height: 30 cm
Width: 23 cm
Parts page count: 22
11 parts
Height: 30 cm
Width: 23 cm - Additional Information:
- Commissioned by Ensemble Arkea
Suggest Modification for this Record
0
Available For:
Your request list has been updated - you can continue to add items to your request list but in order to submit your request you will have to log in or register for an account
Available Products for this piece:
| Title | Details | Price | Add this Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Crimson Carmine for eleven strings: Score |  Score (downloadable PDF) | $7.50 | |
| Scarlet Crimson Carmine for eleven strings by Sean Clarke (Score) |  Printed on demand | $16.99 | |
| Scarlet Crimson Carmine for eleven strings | You can obtain a paper copy of this work for:
| -- |
Copies of this work are available for loan from: Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, Vancouver
- Your Shopping Cart is for inventory items, e.g. a CD, DVD, published score, or PDF Download.
- Your Request List is for sheet music published by CMC, whether you loan or rent it.
