Beth Anderson

New Mexico Swale

Year: 1995

Duration (in minutes): 8'39;

Difficulty: Medium (college/community)

Category: larger chamber ensembles - more than 4 players, mixed instrument ensemble, mixed instrument quintet

Instruments: cello, flute, percussion, viola, violin


Description: Commissioned/premeried by Music Under Construction. Evocative of the various regions of NM. Includes some percussion improvisation. (A swale is a meadow or a marsh where a lot of wild plants grow together. The composer discovered the word when a horse named Swale won the Kentucky Derby several years ago. Since her work is primarily collage of newly composed musical swatches, she has used the name extensively.)

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