Randall Snyder
Spiritual Ornithology - reflections on the avian poetry of Mary Oliver, for mixed sextet
Duration: 10'
Instrumentation details:
flute (+picc)
clarinet in Bb
vibraphone
violin
violoncello
Spiritual Ornithology - reflections on the avian poetry of Mary Oliver, for mixed sextet
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Randall Snyder
Flöte (Spiritual Ornithology - reflections on the avian poetry of Mary Oliver, for mixed sextet)
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Randall Snyder
Klarinette in B (Spiritual Ornithology - reflections on the avian poetry of Mary Oliver, for mixed sextet)
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Randall Snyder
Spiritual Ornithology - reflections on the avian poetry of Mary Oliver, for mixed sextet
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Randall Snyder
Vibraphon (Spiritual Ornithology - reflections on the avian poetry of Mary Oliver, for mixed sextet)
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Violine (Spiritual Ornithology - reflections on the avian poetry of Mary Oliver, for mixed sextet)
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Violoncello (Spiritual Ornithology - reflections on the avian poetry of Mary Oliver, for mixed sextet)
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Work introduction
Spiritual Ornithology is a reflection on avian poems by Mary Oliver. The five part
structure is somewhat of an arch form with the central Marsh Hawk forming the
dominant core of the work, the style of which is meant to be reminiscent of Messiaen.
The outer "songs" employ more neo romantic lyrical language while the shorter
second and fourth pieces are more dissonant.with stratified harmony.