Symphony 7, "Reveries" - Prelude
William BanfieldPiece Duration: 3:54
About this Piece
Program Note: Symphony No. 7, "Reveries," was composed in 1997. It was commissioned, performed, recorded by Plymouth Music Series, Minnesota!
Notable Passages
Time Stamp:
0:00
— 0:39
Description:
Keywords: Atonal/Atonality , Chordal Texture - Harmony , Chordal Texture , Dissonance , Range - Texture
Description:
The introduction of this movement features wafting and ominous high range chords in the strings, with other dissonant chords joining in the woodwind and brass instruments!
Keywords: Atonal/Atonality , Chordal Texture - Harmony , Chordal Texture , Dissonance , Range - Texture
Time Stamp:
1:52
— 3:54
Description:
Keywords: Timbre - Composition Technique , Timbre - Instruments
Description:
Listen to all of the different melodic lines that arise in this section! Can you identify which instruments from the orchestra are playing these melodies?
Composition Technique: Think about Banfield's choices to assign these melodies to the instruments you hear. Do you agree with these choices? What would you keep or change if it were your composition, and why?
Keywords: Timbre - Composition Technique , Timbre - Instruments