6631AF01-25D9-49B2-8210-6775B3A7D3BD
| ID | 6631AF01-25D9-49B2-8210-6775B3A7D3BD |
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| Titlecode | R00978 |
| Title Name | Soft Cells |
| Marketing Copy | (not set) |
| Instrumentation | Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Perc(1), Piano, Harp, 2Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass |
| Commission | (not set) |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | For 15 instruments (1997), Soft Cells was conceived as a kinder, gentler counterpart to its older sibling Hard Cells, a work composed 8 years earlier. Hard Cells (on the CD New Music from IU, Vol.1) is a steely, tough piece based on a unyielding, relentless 16th-note pulse and sharp-edged bits of material which move in space but generally resist any re-shaping. By contrast, the motives of Soft Cells , while retaining their definition and character, are allowed to rhythmically expand and contract; tempo changes are frequent, and irregular beat subdivisions become an obsession. Dynamic shapes ebb and flow as well. A harp has been added to the 14-piece instrumentation of Hard Cells, and the general sound world of Soft Cells is more post-Impressionistic than rock’n’roll. In the midst of the predominantly rich harmonies and textures of Soft Cells, two leaner, more linearly driven sections help define its overall structure: one, marked “appassionato,” occurs in the middle of the piece, providing a temporary rest to the surging activity of the first half; the second is a non-sequitur sudden sunset which abruptly halts a culminating flurry and brings the work to its close. |
| Title Brand | 2 |
| Year Composed | 1997 |
| Copyright Number | (not set) |
| Copyright Year | (not set) |
| Duration | 13 |
| Ensemble Size | 12 |
| Date Created | 2008-10-31 20:24:05.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:24:05 |
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| Premier Performance Memo | -USC Contemporary Music Ensemble/ Donald Crockett. 01 Dec 98. -World Premiere. Indiana University/ David Dzubay. 05 Dec 97. |
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| Title Category | 2 |
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| Title Instrument Category Text | Large Chamber Ensemble |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | -1 |
| Title Instrument Header | 25 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
| Clean Url | soft-cells-r00978 |