DARKlightNESS
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Subtitle: Concerto no.2 for Electric Guitar and Wind Ensemble
General Info
Year: 2015
Duration: c. 17:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Pixel2parchment
Cost: Score and Parts - $200.00 | Score only - $50.00
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
DARKlightNESS (pronounced "light within darkness") weaves the colors of the winds, brass, and percussion, with unique colors from the electric guitar. All the guitar parts are focused on combining technique with technology -- though there is no technical required of the guitarist that was not invented by the late 1960s.
Because the music is written in a minimalist style, the titles are all minimalist poems. The 1st movement, "DARKRKRK" (simply pronounced "dark"), plays with rhythmic usage of delay and echo effects. The 2nd movement, "ohm", layers long reverberation and echo effects to create a chorale-like backdrop for the entire ensemble. The 3rd movement, "ta tte R. s" (simply pronounced "tatters"), is a frenzy of distortion, wah-wah, and pitch-shifting.
- Program note by composer
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- University of Washington (Seattle) Wind Ensemble (Timothy Salzman, conductor) - 20 April 2017
- Shenandoah Conservatory (Winchester, Va.) Wind Ensemble (Timothy Robblee, conductor) – 5 November 2016
- Arizona State University (Tempe) Wind Orchestra (Trae Blanco, conductor; Jim Bonney, guitar) – 13 November 2015 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Angels with Dirty Faces
- Chaos Theory (2002)
- Courage and Compassion
- DARKlightNESS (2015)
- Reflections in a Tidal Pool (2002)
- Sticks & Stones (Bonney)
- Threnody (2006)
- TranZendental Danse of Joi (2004)
- Watercolors
Resources
- Jim Bonney website Accessed 4 November 2016