Harvey, Jonathan: Tranquil Abiding (score) / Faber Music

Length: 56 pages

Publisher: Faber Music

Item number: 0571520510

ISMN: 9780571520510 / 978-0571520510

Terjedelem: 56 oldal

Kiadó: Faber Music

Katalógusszám: 0571520510

Tranquil Abiding for chamber orchestra, premiered in 1999, draws on Harvey's longstanding fascination with Buddhism, and the moods of stillness and reflection conjured in his music. The title describes a state of deeply focused concentration, sustained across the work by a simple ‚breathing' motif that begins in the depths of the orchestra, and lent ceremonial gravitas by gongs, bowls, and bells. This 14-minute work is brought to a striking conclusion with rattling bamboo clusters in the orchestra. 
‚Tranquil Abiding was a haunting meditation on a single musical idea. A simple, rocking melody was overlaid with opulent flashes of woodwind writing.'  
The Guardian (Tom Service), 12 October 2001