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CONCERT WORKS
Ballade (2003)
for Orianna
Flute, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, Percussion
On your desk is the upside-down remainder
of some bit of nothing, which in this case happens
to be the bearer of an inconsequential message
in that hand
and more words and wonderful words appear quickly, filling up that small scrap of paper
to its oddly etched edges.
Cambridge, 2003
"Ballade.. (1) [Fr.] The music of a ballade stanza is in two sections (X and Y). The musical form can be described as XXY. Guillaume de Machaut (ca.1300-1377) composed settings of 42 ballades, most of them courtly love songs. He usually employed one-line refrains and set ballades polyphonically. In these compositions, most often one part carries the text and is evidently meant to be sung, while the other parts (up to three) are seemingly instrumental. Composers of the later 14th century retained the framework that Machaut employed, but often incorporated into their ballades considerable contrapuntal and rhythmic intricacy [see Ars subtilior]."
New Harvard Dictionary of Music (Belknap Press, 1986)
Approximate Timing : 2:00
Recordings:
Performers: The Harvard Group for New Music. Stephen Drury, conductor.
Ballade (2:00). MP3: 1.9 MB
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