Rain Worthington
Rhythm Modes
Year: 1999
Duration (in minutes): 6'39;18'34;
Difficulty: Medium (college/community)
Category: small chamber ensembles - 2 to 4 players, string ensemble, string quartet
Instruments: any string, cello, viola, violin
MP3 STREAM: https://soundcloud.com/rain-worthington/rhythm-modes-for-strings
Description: "...Worthington has taken Copland's structural use of rhythm to a further extreme than most composers. She uses it to enliven and articulate, not only a fixed gamut of harmonies, but motives and melodies." - Kyle Gann (Chamber Music magazine)