fragile connection


for violin, french horn and piano
(2009)
first performance on Febrauary 26, 2010 at the Peninsula Arts Festival, Plymouth, UK
REsearch Ensemble: French Horn - Fergus Kerr, Violin - Andrea Gajic, Piano - Lauryna Sableviciute

The composition explores unusual sonic qualities of the three instruments to create an unstable atmosphere. Pitch cells and short melodies only evolve sporadically and grow into an energetic, almost frentic interplay. But it never becomes stable and resolves often back into the fragile exploration of unknown relationships.
Certain gestures act like memory-markers and their variations throughout the piece shape our perception of form and elapsed time.

 

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violin part
french horn part
piano part