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So to Speak (2004)

for Amiel Melnick, Fervent Polyglot
Orchestra, 8'

So to Speak (After Thomas Tallis) is an extended meditation on an anthem for Pentecost by Thomas Tallis entitled Loquebantur Variis Linguis (they spoke in many tongues). After organizing the material for the piece, I wrote a melody that works against, underneath, and above Tallis’s lines to create counterpoint made of old and new elements. Patterns of aggressive woodwind scales and ornaments evoke some of the hysteria inherent in glossolalia (ecstatic speaking in tongues). The central section of the piece gestures towards an insect-like musical and religious fervor. So to Speak is scored for orchestra and lasts eight minutes. It is dedicated to Amiel Melnick.

[audio:SoToSpeak.mp3]
Live Recording
The Juilliard Orchestra
Jeffrey Milarsky, Conductor

Instrumentation Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets (2nd doubles bass clarinet), 2 Bassoons (2nd doubles contra), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, 3 percussion, harp, piano, strings
Premiere April 2004

The Juilliard Orchestra Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor

 

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