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ID39CE8D2A-6D06-447A-BE1F-38CEC7ED8BE7
TitlecodeR01443
Title NameMusic in Dark Times
Marketing CopyA suite for orchestra in six movements, the work as a whole is in arch form: first the fanfare written shortly after 9/11 to honor Voice of America, followed by a nostalgic, elegiac look at the past in the Pavane inspired by Fauré and Ravel; then two movements dealing with death, a death dance or tarantella and a funeral march ("Dead March"); finally a second elegiac movement ("Elegy for Strings") followed by a second shorter, perhaps even darker fanfare than the first one. The titles of the movements and their order may suggest what the composer had in mind by calling the work "Music in Dark Times."
Instrumentation3(3dPicc).3(3dEH).3(2dCl in A; 3dBCl, Cl in Eb).3(3dCbsn): 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Str
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DedicationFor Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Title Brand2
Year Composed2005/2008
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Duration16
Ensemble Size13
Date Created2010-03-22 20:31:30.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:31:30
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Title Category7
Title MovementsI. Fanfare I (Fanfare for the Voice of A-M-E-R-I-C-A)
II. Pavante- Homage
III. Dance of Death (Tarantella)
IV. Dead March
V. Elegy for Strings (Theme and Two Variations)
VI. CodaL Fanfare II
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Title Instrument Category TextFull Orchestra
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Title Sub Category31
Title Instrument Header41
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