Work
Threaded stars 2 : for solo harp
by Jennifer Fowler (1983, this version: 2006)
Also known as: Threaded stars
Audio Sample
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Performance by Marshall McGuire from the CD Awakening |
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Work Overview
This piece for solo harp was composed in 1983 and revised under
the title Threaded stars 2 in 2006. It is limited to a
single stream of notes - the piece is almost entirely monophonic
(one note at a time). The stream of notes etches out a
characteristic pattern: a cluster of notes which revolves around
a central note; a kind of "star" pattern in which the central
note exerts a gravitational pull on the surrounding notes.
Leading from one "star" pattern to another are episodes with a
strong sense of direction, or line. The line pulls the stream of
notes upwards or downwards until encountering another star
pattern.
There is also a constant change of pace: the impetus which
propels the movement is constantly getting faster or getting
slower.
Work Details
Year: 1983, this version: 2006
Instrumentation: Harp.
Duration: 8 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
First performance: by Satu Salo — 22 Mar 90. Purcell Room, London UK
Analysis
Program note: Jennifer Fowler's "Threaded Stars 2"
by Jennifer Fowler
Source: the score of this work
Performances of this work
10 Nov 17: Christian Community Chapel, 309 W. 74th St, New York City. Featuring Jacinta Dennett.
8 Jun 17: Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury, Western Australia. Featuring Jacinta Dennett.
17 Jul 2016: at Her Beauty and Her Terror - Resonance Music Series (Bayside Arts & Cultural Centre (BACC), Brighton Town Hall). Featuring Jacinta Dennett.
17 Jul 16: Brighton Town Hall, Victoria. Featuring Jacinta Dennett.
28 Oct 93: University of Reading, UK. Featuring Satu Salo.
13 May 93: Royal College of Music, London UK. Featuring Marshall McGuire.
7 Mar 92: Eugene Goosens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo, NSW. Featuring Symeron, Marshall McGuire.
22 Mar 90: Purcell Room, London UK. Featuring Satu Salo.
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