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Augusta Read Thomas: Solstice Ritual - Homage To Varese And Ravel [for Fourteen Virtuosi]

Augusta Read Thomas

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Format: BK

Cat No: NMP1289

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Release Date:  06 March 2026

Label:  Nimbus Music Publishing

Packaging Type:  Paper Back Book

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  9790708219392

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

Composer/Series:  Augusta Read Thomas

  • Description

    Over the past forty-five years, I have composed many works whose titles point to natural and celestial radiances: galaxy, star, sun, earth, moon, sky, light, dawn, illumination, equinox, summer, etc. One central metaphor of my life's creative work is that of light refracting. Of interest to me, for my work, is to build, sculpt, and compose clean, clear, transparent, translucent, luminous, radiant, shining, resounding and resonant musical materials. Solstice Ritual for 14 virtuosi shares many of these preoccupations. Solstice Ritual also pays homage to the composers Edgard Varese and Maurice Ravel, and it celebrates their imagination, joy, love, vitality, soul, energy, great chords and rich chord progressions, resonant orchestrations, tight big-band-like splash-chords and the sheer beating-heart inner life of their music. I love all of their compositions and to give just two examples among many, Varese's percussion writing and Ravel's gorgeous orchestrations have been longstanding sources of inspiration. Augusta Read Thomas