First Praise for Mixed Sextet

Description

Audio

Duration

6 1/2 min.

Instrumentation

Mixed sextet

Program Notes

First Praise was inspired by a William Carlos Williams poem of the same name. The poem includes evocative phrases “dusk-wood fastnesses”, a “crisp splintering leaf-tread”, and “rivers strewn with stones”, creating a set of vivid nature vignettes. This music represents an attempt to capture some of the distinct imagery and sensual sounds of that work.