Work
Prelude in D Minor
for chamber orchestra
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About
Drawing from how Beethoven built the first movement of his Fifth Symphony upon the famous 'Fate' motif, Prelude in D Minor is based around a single cell-like motif which weaves its way throughout the piece in polyphonic textures. The piece begins in the strings and grows into the whole orchestra, working through tonally light and dark passages towards a majestic climax and then returning to its wispy origins.
Commissioned note
Composed for entry in the SMCO-SOUNZ Composer Project 2017
Performance history
30 Jul 2017: Premiered by St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra at St Matthews-in-the-City, Auckland
20 May 2018: Performed by St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra at St Matthews-in-the-City, Auckland