Harpsichord
SKU:
ST.Y231
Composed by
Rhian Samuel. Octavo.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#Y231. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.Y231).
ISBN
9790220221767.
Writ
ten for harpsichordist
Jane Chapman, and clearly
inspired by her
virtuosity, Copper
Ribbons is a
fantasy-movement of
throbbing tremolandi and
scrunchy arpeggiated
chords that both support
and intrude upon a
recitative-like 'line' of
elusive, questioning
melody. Exploiting the
instruments rich variety
of tone colours with a
Debussian passion for
texture and timbre, the
composer here creates a
miniature tone-poem,
which sustains to its
closing bars a sense of
mystery and suggestion.
The work may stand alone,
or as a pair with its
companion-piece Silver
Threads, which should
precede it.
