Student Composition Recitals
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Performer(s)
Ellen Raquet and Joshua Taylor, violins
Christopher DeShields, viola
Joshua Dissmore, cello
Recital Date
4-27-2015
Academic Year
2014-2015
Instrumentation
Two violins, viola, and cello
Duration
4:02
Program Notes
Phobos and Deimos are the two moons which orbit the planet Mars. In Greek, their names mean “panic” and “terror,” both of which accurately describe this piece. The irregular rhythms, angular harmonies, and frenetic counterpoint all contribute to a sense of frenzied, irrational fear. Above all is a recurring 5/8 pattern which is meant to create the uneasy feeling that some unknown nightmare is lurking just out of sight.
Recital Program
Copyright
© 2015 Sean Kisch. All Rights Reserved
Keywords
Cedarville, music, composition
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Kisch, Sean, "Phobos and Deimos" (2015). Student Composition Recitals. 92.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/music_composition_recitals/92
