90D38B4B-0A02-4A80-A707-682741A7CBF2
| ID | 90D38B4B-0A02-4A80-A707-682741A7CBF2 |
|---|---|
| Titlecode | R01489 |
| Title Name | Word on the Street |
| Marketing Copy | This 10-minute celebration of the joys of rock and blues and counterpoint and orchestration falls into five clearly delineated sections. |
| Instrumentation | 2.2.2.2: 2.2.0.0: Timp.Perc(1).Pno: Str |
| Commission | (not set) |
| Dedication | For Roger Briggs and the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra |
| Program Notes | Don Freund’s Word on the Street brings “vernacular” tunes, rhythms, and attitudes to the medium of the chamber orchestra and the developmental processes beloved by composers of concert art music. This 10-minute celebration of the joys of rock and blues and counterpoint and orchestration falls into five clearly delineated sections. Word on the Street gets down to business immediately with a bright declamatory main tune — a rising 4-note phrase answered by a syncopated riff. This tune and its chatty counterpart get a thorough work-out, moving through the choirs of the orchestra in a variety of keys and juxtapositions, building to a unison statement that suddenly slams on the brakes. The energy subsides in the following section, which features sustained solo lines over a repeated bass-line mantra that is quietly inaugurated by the violas and cellos. A sudden gear-shift opens the third section in a fast-triple feel; a surging undercurrent accompanies a sassy tune first heard in the flute and oboe. The surging expands and the tune gets edgier, erupting into a dialog between timpani and strings, and paving the way for another gear-shift, this time into a heavy triple-time heroic blues. This slower wave figure gets weightier and weightier, eventually grinding to a halt. A whispered glissando ignites the fifth and final section, a hyperkinetic chattering imitative texture that drives towards an exuberant return of the opening tune. Word on the Street is dedicated to Roger Briggs and the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra. |
| Title Brand | 2 |
| Year Composed | 2007 |
| Copyright Number | (not set) |
| Copyright Year | (not set) |
| Duration | 10 |
| Ensemble Size | 13 |
| Date Created | 2011-08-04 20:31:31.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:31:31 |
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| Recording Credits | (not set) |
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| Awards | (not set) |
| Title Category | 7 |
| Title Movements | (not set) |
| Title Grade | (not set) |
| Set Series ID | (not set) |
| Title Instrument Category Text | Full Orchestra |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | 31 |
| Title Instrument Header | 41 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
| Clean Url | word-on-the-street-r01489 |