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Post-Echoi (2009)

for piano concertante, flute, B-flat clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass

10 minutes

Post-Echoi was originally commissioned by Theodore Antoniou to commemorate Lukas Foss. The work takes as a point of departure one of Foss’ most significant works from his experimental period, Echoi (1963). The characteristic first chord in the beginning of the second movement of Echoi constitutes the thematic nucleus of Post-Echoi. As in Foss’ work, the piano has the principal role in Post-Echoi. The relationship between the two works also extends to elements of texture: the accompanying ensemble frequently functions as a distorted mirror of the piano. Nevertheless, the mode of development and transformation of the material follows a completely personal path. The latter is characterized by contrapuntal networks that unfold around fixed points in register and polyrhythmic structures and arranged in complex rhythmic canons. Post-Echoi, as most of my works, balances between extremes, exploring sharp contrasts between stasis and movement, dynamic levels and timbral combinations.

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