Chamber Music harp
SKU: PO.UME09
Composed by Graeme
Downes. Sws. Performance
Score. Promethean
Editions #UME09.
Published by Promethean
Editions (PO.UME09).
ISBN
9781877564918.
This
enigmatic and often
playful work for harp
incorporates scalar
material reminiscent of
the Blues, with
unpredictable shocks of
pedal glissandi peppering
the Introduction with a
chromatic motif. The
Scherzo that follows
presents a more animated
working out of the
Introduction's materials,
with polyrhythmic
passages consisting of
triplets grouped in
fives, in addition to
other rhythmic
manifestations of the
number five. Together,
the two sections make for
an entertaining and
expressive addition to a
harpist's repertoire.