Sunburst - for orchestra

Sunburst (2022/2025)

-for Orchestra

Duration: approx. 5 minutes

Difficulty: Moderate-Advanced

1.1.1.1 - 4.2.2.1 - Timp. 1 Perc. - Strings

The driving force of Sunburst is the gradual metrical shifting of a prevailing ostinato, an 'Amsterdam' rhythmic motif that presents initially in compound time. Structured in Rondo form, the piece intersperses passages dominated by syncopated orchestral stabs with gentler and more lyrical melodies, with the rhythmic ostinato a prevailing thread throughout all sections of the piece. Playing on ideas of consistency and anticipation, the music repeatedly builds up and out, surging forward before eventually resolving into an explosive climax.

*Please note that the recording does not include percussion.

Also available in a version for Wind Orchestra