Joyce Orenstein
Noon
Year: 1995
Duration (in minutes): 6'39;
Difficulty: Medium (college/community)
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: Inspired by the poem El Mediodia by Cuban poet Fina Garcia Marruz. The composition contains four sections, which correspond in mood to the four verses of the poem. The pitch structure of the piece is based on a twelve-tone series.