UNLV Wind Orchestra & Thomas G. Leslie - Quaternity (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Bite the Bullet
02. Quaternity: I. Earth
03. Quaternity: II. Air
04. Quaternity: III. Fire
05. Quaternity: IV. Water
06. Letters from the Heartland: I. Provenance
07. Letters from the Heartland: II. Knee High by the Fourth
08. Letters from the Heartland: III. Nightfall
09. Letters from the Heartland: IV. Harvest Celebration
10. Prophecy
11. The Death Hunt (From "On Dangerous Ground")


World premiere of "Quaternity," the new trombone concerto written for "International Virtuoso" Joseph Alessi by award-winning composer Bruce Broughton. Bite the Bullet was inspired by the Venetian artist Carlo Marchioris painting of the same name. The painting depicts two Pulcinelli, Venetian clowns dressed as bakers, shooting at one another with guns, bullets meeting in the middle, creating a white-orange-pink cloudburst. I was in awe of the vibrant colored landscape and the Pulcinelli, providing the creative impetus for this work. In Bite the Bullet, I portray the intensity of the painting and use my own sonic color scheme through orchestration and instrumental color. You will hear the intensity of the brass and percussion sections portraying the gunshots by the Pulcinelli with the woodwind flourishes emulating the painters brush strokes.

UNLV Wind Orchestra
Thomas G. Leslie, direction

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