When Our Leaves Fell
• written for String Quartet; 8' 45"
• written for String Quartet; 8' 45"
When Our Leaves Fell presents a musical theme of longing as an imagined narrative takes place: two individuals move through life together, as friends, with their childhood quickly fading. The opening harmonies inspired the composer to envision a scene of autumn colors where this pair ask each other about the future. Their struggle with coming-of-age is reflected in the rapid, dance-like middle section, to resolve with optimism in the final cadence, in the major mode, after skirting around minor tonalities for 8 minutes. While being quite tonal, this quartet plays greatly with registration to achieve contrasting emotive qualities.
A path through the woods near Texas Falls in Hancock, Vermont.
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Recordings
First: in Minas Gerais, Brazil, February 2019:
• Hyu-Kyung Jung (1st Violin)
• Tiago Ellwanger (2nd Violin)
• Mikhail Bugaev (Viola)
• Eduardo Swerts (Cello)
First: in Minas Gerais, Brazil, February 2019:
• Hyu-Kyung Jung (1st Violin)
• Tiago Ellwanger (2nd Violin)
• Mikhail Bugaev (Viola)
• Eduardo Swerts (Cello)