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Edinburgh Quartet - The Listeners - Movement 2

from What has happened to all that Beauty? by Ornette D Clennon

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Written in 2000, premiered at the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh by the Edinburgh String Quartet

Commissioned by the Tabula Rasa Dance Company and the Scottish Arts Council, the theme of both the dance and music was taken from Ted Hugh’s poem, The Wind. The dance explored the relationship between a couple using the wind as a metaphor for the dynamics of their relationship.

The first movement is blustery and evokes an imagined scene of standing in a strong wind or storm. Musically, the thematic seeds for the entire work are sown in this movement including the ever-present drone, which is more apparent at times than others.

The second movement is contemplative and derives its musical inspiration from a traditional Mongolian throat song. The overtone singing that is implied in this movement becomes dislocated from the melody, reminding us of the wind outside.

The third movement opens with a conversation continued from the second movement. However, the movement soon develops into an easy promenade, deriving its thematic inspiration from Phyllis Hymen’s rendition of “Betcha by Golly Wow”. Later on, the glitches in the theme force it to gently fragment to a slightly ambiguous ending.

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from What has happened to all that Beauty?, released November 17, 2013
Composed by Ornette D Clennon
Mastered by Keir Stewart at Inch Studios www.inchstudio.com
www.ornettedclennon.me/composer/

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