for brass quintet​

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a transformation from a lydian cluster to a chromatic cluster, using pitch-class sets. familiar idiomatic brass texture types are used throughout the transformations.

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movement i: a brass chorale; a microcosm of the large-scale transformation from lydian to chromatic cluster.

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movement ii: the deconstruction of the lydian cluster. two opposing textures interact with one another - a horn solo reminiscent of horn calls, and a fanfare by the remaining quartet of heavy brass instruments.

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movement iii: the construction of the chromatic cluster. pitting the trumpets against the remaining trio of instruments, two pitch class sets gradually morph into the chromatic cluster through a variety of texture types (i.e antiphonial exchanges; marches; jazz). recollections of textures from the previous two movements are interspersed throughout the movement.

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