…to a beginning from no end for Trio Aporia
Baroque Trio baroque flute, viola da gamba, harpsichord (duration: c. 4’ 30”)
Gillian R. Menichino *Commissioned by Trio Aporia for the New Music Northwest Festival on October 30th 2013 ©copyright Gillian Menichino 2013
‌to a beginning from no end for Trio Aporia
Baroque Trio baroque flute, bass viol, harpsichord
Gillian R. Menichino
...to a beginning from no end, a piece that doesn’t necessarily begin nor does it really end. I had written it without a preconceived concept of an ‘official’ opening, rather I look at it as an upclose framing of musical material from within the middle of a complete work. The unsettling rhythmic features drive the overall momentum and characterize the pointillistic texturing of the musical material. The music simply makes an exit as opposed to arriving at any ‘official’ or presupposed end.
...to a beginning from no end for Trio Aporia Gillian R. Menichino
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