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Raymond Deane
Pentacle
UES108693-000
Type: Dirigierpartitur
Format: 210 x 297 mm
Pages: 12
Description
A pentacle is a star-shaped figure formed by extending the five sides of a pentagon. In magic, such a figure is used both as a symbol and as an enclosure within which spells are enacted. The five sections of my Pentacle define a musical space within which, by repetition and variation, a few basic elements take on a meaning which transcends their individual significance.
The violin and cello play together in the odd-numbered sections, while the even-numbered ones are, respectively, a grave and passionate meditation for cello, and a frenzied toccata for violin. The final section begins as imaginary folk-music but ends aggressively.
Pentacle, composed in the first months of 2000, is dedicated to Gillian Williams and Arun Rao, who commissioned it and first performed it in Dublin’s Hugh Lane Gallery in September 2001.
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Type: Dirigierpartitur
Format: 210 x 297 mm
Pages: 12