Of Crimson JoyFlute, Violoncello, and Piano
Glaux:
Cyntiha Folio, Flute
Jeffrey Solow, Violoncello
Charles Abramovic, Piano
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Of Crimson JoyFlute, Violoncello, and Piano
Although written in one continuous movement, Of Crimson Joy is actually in four distinct sections. The first is a slow, sparse introduction. The second, a twenty-two chord chaconne, begins in the sedate mood of the first but becomes increasingly agitated as the instruments become more independent. This independence leads to a complex fabric of repeating, hocketing, melodies that supports a violoncello solo throughout the third section. Section four features the flute and brings the piece to a calm close.
Of Crimson Joy is influenced by the poem The Sick Rose by William Blake.
The Sick Rose
(1794)
O Rose thou art sick.
The invisible worm
That flies in the night,
In the howling storm:
Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.
William Blake (1757-1827)