Joseph Schwantner is known for his dramatic and unique style and is considered one of the most prominent American composers today, having won the Pulitzer Prize in 1979.
Compositional Technique
Joseph Schwantner often begins new projects by 'looking back' at his earlier music, which serves as a catalyst for new ideas.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Joseph Schwantner, the composer, has a special affinity for the flute, finding its virtuosic and expressive possibilities a potent stimulus for his musical ideas.
Compositional Technique
The inspiration for Schwantner's 'shared monody' technique, where notes 'hang in the air,' came from his background as a guitarist.
Composition History
The two large-scale works on this album, Silver Halo and Looking Back, were both commissioned by flutists for special occasions.
Compositional Technique
A unique texture in many of Schwantner's works, called 'shared monody,' involves flutes playing a single melodic line in unisons or octaves, with some notes sustained while the line continues in others, creating harmony from a single melody.
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