Chiaroscuro in Music

Published: April 4, 2015, 7 p.m.

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Literally \\u201clight-dark,\\u201d chiaroscuro in art is the creation of depth   through the play of light and shadow.  This artistic technique has   inspired legions of composers to try and create the same contrasts in   music through timbral shadings and instrumental colors.

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Hosted by Seth Boustead
\\nProduced by Jesse McQuarters

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Jacob Druckman: Chiaroscuro (excerpt)
\\nJuilliard Orchestra/Foss

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Steven Block: Shadows
\\nSlovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/Robert Stankovsky

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Colin Brumby: Chiaroscuro, III
\\nPerihelion

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Huck Hodge: Pools of Shadow from an Older Sky, II. Ave Maris Stella
\\nHuck Hodge, piano and computer

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John Corigliano: Chiaroscuro, I & II
\\nJerome Lowenthan & Ursula Oppens, pianos

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Richard Lavenda: Chiaroscuro
\\nMatthew Strauss, vibraphone; Leone Buyse, alto flute; Benjamin Kamins,
\\nbassoon; Timothy Pitts, double bass

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Laura Schwendinger: Chiaroscuro Azzurro, III
\\nMadison Sinfonietta/Nicole Paiement; Curtis Macomber, v.

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