Ann Silsbee (1930-2003)
Spirals
Year: 1975
Duration (in minutes): 19'39;
Difficulty: Medium (college/community)
Category: larger chamber ensembles - more than 4 players, mixed instrument ensemble, string quartet
Instruments: any string, cello, piano, viola, violin
Publisher: American Composers Alliance
Description: recorded Northeastern Records, NR, Boston Musica Viva; Premiered Ysaye Quartet 4/76, Cornell Univ. "A sound structure of gradually shifting sonorities, moving in & out of focus, handled with a sure sense of direction and musical purpose." NY Times.