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Torn Canvases
Subtitle: For Chamber Wind Orchestra
General Info
Year: 2009
Duration: c. 8:50
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Matalex Press
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $310.00 | Score Only (digital) - $55.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F
Trombone
Tuba
Piano
Percussion, including:
- Chimes
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Torn Canvases is inspired by the abstract expressionist painting style of Jackson Pollock. The piece imagines a video camera panning across a large canvas made up of layers of fragmented paint drippings and splotches. The ensemble is divided into three groups on stage, each representing musical "layers" of chiming chords and fragmented jazz riffs, which are piled on one another, creating rhythmically charged collages of sound. The climax of the work comes when the entire ensemble plays together, evoking the sound of a giant bell, transforming into the sound of a driving jazz ensemble.
- Program Note from University of Nebraska Wind Ensemble concert program, 6 December 2017
Commissioned by the Big East Band Directors Association.
- Program Note from score
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: Rutgers Wind Ensemble (Williams Berz, conductor) - 2010
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Colorado-Boulder Chamber Ensemble (Zach Cheever, conductor)- 24 April 2021
- The Hartt School (Hartford, Conn.) Wind Ensemble (Glen Adsit, conductor) - 19 March 2021
- Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) Symphonic Band (Douglas Henderson, conductor) - 19 November 2020
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Wind Ensemble (JoAnn Wieszczyk, conductor) – 6 March 2019
- University of Nebraska (Lincoln) Wind Ensemble (Carolyn Barber, conductor) – 6 December 2017
- University of Colorado (Boulder) Wind Symphony (Donald J. McKinney, conductor) – 4 October 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Taking Sides (2008)
- Three Spanish Songs (2009)
- Torn Canvases (2009)
Resources
- Matthew Tomasini website Accessed 6 December 2017
- Perusal score