From New York, With Love - II

Title

From New York, With Love - II

Description

Chinese-born American composer Wang Jie wrote "From New York, With Love II" for flute, viola and harp.

Program notes for the composition on Jie's website state: "It’s been tickling my ears that countless New Yorkers are greeted every day by a musical motif as the new subway trains on the green and yellow lines pull out of their stations: c2 – f2 – e3. The exact mechanism that produces these unchanging tones is a mystery to me (another way of saying that having perfect pitch may be convenient but doesn’t guarantee a mechanical engineering degree). I’ve hijacked that three-note-motif tonight, relocating it from the raucous underworld to the clean acoustic canvas of this concert hall and transforming into a musical composition for Flute, Viola and Harp. Eager to dance in its new disguise, the motif is having a field day out here. Please dance with it for the next few moments because it’s sure to escape back to the subway stations before the MTA notices and causes delays."
Duration: 8 minutes

Creator

Jie, Wang (b. 1980)

Source

Wang Jie, From New York, with Love - II (program notes), https://wangjiemusic.com/from-new-york-with-love-ii/

Date

2014

Format

0-10 minutes

Coverage

2000-

Instrumentation

flute / flûte
viola / violon-alto
harp / harpe

Ensemble Type

trio

Citation

Jie, Wang (b. 1980), “From New York, With Love - II,” Music EnLivened, accessed November 24, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/music-enlivened/items/show/226.

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