Joyce Orenstein
Noon
Year: 1995
Duration (in minutes): 6 min.
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: larger chamber ensembles - more than 4 players, mixed instrument ensemble, mixed instrument quintet
Instruments: any string, any woodwind, cello, flute, guitar, oboe, violin
Publisher: Self-Produced
Description: This piece was inspired by, and based upon, the poem El Mediodia by the Cuban poet Fina Garcia Marruz. The poem is a description of noon and its effects upon the poet. The composition is an attempt to reflect this in music.