Instrumentation
Flute(doublingpiccolo)
Oboe(doublingEnglishHorn)
ClarinetinBb(doublingBassClarinet)
AltoSaxophone
HorninF
Marimba
Drumset-BassDrum,3tom-toms,snare,ridecym,hi-hat
Harp
Piano
Violin1
Violin2
Viola
Violoncello
ProgramNote
Ominous(2024)isaworkthatgivesvoicetoemotionshoveringovermymindoflate,asthe anticipatedpost-COVIDreturntoasenseofnormalcycontinuestoeludesomanyofus, andfurtherprecipitatedbyseeingmymothersufferthroughdebilitatinghealthissuesthat havetakenawayhermobilityandpresenceofmind,underscoringformethefragilityofour lives.
ThepiecewascomposedspecificallytoshowcasetheuniquetalentsoftheGrossmanEnsemble. Althoughonly12minuteslong,thepieceischargedandfullofcolor,withsurpriserhythmic punctuations,pitchbends,andmurmurings,andrequiringvirtuosicplayingthroughout.
Duration-approximately12minutes
slowlybenddown-startglissimmediately
graduallypitchbendtonextnote
graduallypitchbendtonextnote
graduallypitchbendtonextnote
shortnotes-varyattacks-slap,keyclicks,ram,etc
shortnotes-varyattacks-slap,keyclicks,ram,etc
shortnotes-varyattacks-slap,keyclicks,ram,etc
shortnotes-varyattacks-slap,keyclicks,ram,etc
harmonmute shortnotes-varyattacks
PlayfulbutaBitSinister
shortnotes-varyattackpizz,arcowithdifferentbowstrokesandpositionsonstring
shortnotes-varyattackpizz,arcowithdifferentbowstrokesandpositionsonstring
shortnotes-varyattackpizz,arcowithdifferentbowstrokesandpositionsonstring
shortnotes-varyattackpizz,arcowithdifferentbowstrokesandpositionsonstring
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repeatpitchesadlib
repeatpitchesadlib
repeatpitchesadlib
repeatpitchesadlib
repeatpitchesadlib
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gliss gliss
gliss gliss
gliss
gliss gliss
gliss. gliss
notesapproximate-gestureandspeedmoreimportant
notesapproximate-gestureandspeedmoreimportant
notesapproximate-gestureandspeedmoreimportant
notesapproximate-gestureandspeedmoreimportant
notesapproximate-gestureandspeedmoreimportant
slowlychangetojustnon-pitchedsounds-keyclicksandbreaths
slowlychangetojustnon-pitchedsounds-keyclicksandbreaths
slowlychangetojustnon-pitchedsounds-keyclicksandbreaths
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slowlychangetojustnon-pitchedsounds-keyclicksandbreaths
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verysoftmurmurswithwirebrushes tomatchbreathnoisesfromWWs