ANDREW GARBETT

PRAYER (1999)

for violin and cello

 

Composed in October 1999, this is an inward-looking, contemplative piece.   it is in an ABA form with the first section setting a plainchant-like melody for violin over a continuous drone in the cello part.   The middle section explores the sound of individual notes in silence.   There is a tremendous sensation of suspended animation.   This serene and slightly haunting piece ends with a slowed-down repeat of the opening. 

 

                                                                                                          -Andrew Garbett

 

 

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© Andrew Garbett, 2008