REEMERGING THROUGH THE DARKNESS
for Orchestra
by W. Brent Sawyer
completed 12/1/2021
approx. length: 8:45 minutes
dedicated to my friend, Sam Gonzalez
In this piece I used the tritone (augmented fourth) and the minor second as the building blocks. The Harp at the beginning has arpeggiated chords a tritone apart - A major to Eb major.
Scored for:
Piccolo
2 Flutes
Oboe
2 Bb Clarinets
Bassoon
2 Horns in F
3 Bb Trumpets
2 Trombones
Bass Trombone
Percussion
Piano
Harp
Full Strings