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A vortex is a whirling mass, such as a tornado or whirlpool, which is created when a source of momentum causes a thick layer of unstable stratification to move with ever stronger tangential velocity as the medium (air or water) converges ito a smaller radius. The vortex gradually gains power and momentum while, ironically, forming a vacuum at its center. It is this image of opposites-one influenced by the other-that was the genesis of this piece. The piece alternates between moments of extreme stasis and whirling energy. While the work is not a concerto, the piano often serves as the source of momentum, with the ensemble-static at first-gradually pulled into the vortex.
| Binding: | Saddle-wire stitching |
|---|---|
| ISMN: | 979-0-051-66027-8 |
| Performance duration: | 11' 0" |
| Publisher: | Boosey & Hawkes, New York |
| Series: | Windependence |
| UPC: | 073999379433 |
| page number: | 53 |
A vortex is a whirling mass, such as a tornado or whirlpool, which is created when a source of momentum causes a thick layer of unstable stratification to move with ever stronger tangential velocity as the medium (air or water) converges ito a smaller radius. The vortex gradually gains power and momentum while, ironically, forming a vacuum at its center. It is this image of opposites-one influenced by the other-that was the genesis of this piece. The piece alternates between moments of extreme stasis and whirling energy. While the work is not a concerto, the piano often serves as the source of momentum, with the ensemble-static at first-gradually pulled into the vortex.
| Binding: | Saddle-wire stitching |
|---|---|
| ISMN: | 979-0-051-66027-8 |
| Performance duration: | 11' 0" |
| Publisher: | Boosey & Hawkes, New York |
| Series: | Windependence |
| UPC: | 073999379433 |
| page number: | 53 |
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