Distressed Passacaglia

Scolding, Ed

Duration

7m 00s

Composed

2010

Instrumentation

Flexible Ensemble

Scoring

3 groups, high, medium, low, pitched/unpitched perc

Availability

Contact CoMA

About the work

The piece begins with a steady passacaglia-like theme. This theme is

interrupted by irregular hits, cautiously at first but becoming increasingly

frequent and violent. The interruptions disturb the passacaglia theme,

eventually breaking it down and taking over.

Origin

Open Score RAM student 2010