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.

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