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Conceived from the fascinating notion that seemingly epic dreams take place in only seconds of actual time, a single musical idea is presented in a variety of speeds, sometimes working in layers of tempo against a steady pulse.
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String Quartet
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Commissioned by Peter and Wendela Moes, 1992.
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“Turning, Returning” is about sleeplessness caused by turning and returning an idea around in the mind. This, of course, happens at night when it seems impossible to let it go until morning. Different kinds of dreams and nightmares inspired the music. Fascinated by the fact that epic dreams might take only seconds of “real time,” I have attempted to capture that dichotomy by presenting a single musical idea in a variety of speeds, sometimes working in layers of tempo against a steady pulse.
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Premier Performance Memo
-World Premiere. The Brentano String Quartet. 1992.
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Recording by the Brentano String Quartet on CRI 761
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"...Continuing the unusual was Bruce Adolphe's Quartet No. 2 (Turning, Returning). The composer came to the stage to introduce his piece. He did so in terms so funny that, aside from how his work might be received, he himself was a hit. <BR> The piece turned out to be evocative and deeply serious. Adolphe's most lyric moments were often romantically doubled at the octave while supported by repetitive motives. Even after hearing but a single work, one sensed his very personal voice. A touch of Bartok's Second, a pinch of Ravel, but really neither. <BR><BR> The third movement's intensity was carried over into the fast finale. This latter can be characterized as agitated inconclusiveness. Because the language was quite accessible, yet far from simple-minded, music and composer were very well received...." <BR>--Paul Somers, The Star-Ledger,
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