A Disintegrating Foundation Under a Catastrophe of Air

Title

A Disintegrating Foundation Under a Catastrophe of Air

Description

Queer Afro-Latinx violinist and composer Darian Donoovan Thomas wrote "Disintegrating Foundation Under a Catastrophe of Air" in 2020/2021. Commissioned by Bass Players for Black Composers.

The composer's website includes the following statement: "This piece is based on the intersection of political unrest in the states from George Floyd onward and the general state of fear but pent up energy everyone had because of Covid Quarantine." Marguerite Cox performs the video on the composer's website.
Duration: 16.5 minutes

Creator

Thomas, Darian Donovan

Source

Darian Donovan Thomas (personal website), https://darianthomas.myportfolio.com/
Darian Donovan Thomas, A Disintegrating Foundation Under a Catastrophe of Air (score), https://www.bassplayersforblackcomposers.com/scores/p/thomas-a-disintegrating-foundation-under-a-catastrophe-of-air
Bass Players for Black Composers, "BPBC Presents: Darian Donovan Thomas' A Disintegrating Foundation… || Kebra Seyoun-Charles, bass" (YouTube), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHM9a7fgHB8&ab_channel=BassPlayersForBlackComposers

Date

[2020/2021]

Format

0-10 minutes

Coverage

2000-

Instrumentation

double bass / contrebasse

Ensemble Type

solo

Citation

Thomas, Darian Donovan, “A Disintegrating Foundation Under a Catastrophe of Air,” Music EnLivened, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/music-enlivened/items/show/256.

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