Chiaroscuro in Music
Literally “light-dark,” chiaroscuro in art is the creation of depth through the play of light and shadow. This artistic technique has inspired legions of composers to try and create the same contrasts in music through timbral shadings and instrumental colors. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Jacob Druckman: Chiaroscuro (excerpt) Juilliard Orchestra/Foss Steven Block: Shadows Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/Robert Stankovsky Colin Brumby: Chiaroscuro, III Perihelion Huck Hodge: Pools of Shadow from an Older Sky, II. Ave Maris Stella Huck Hodge, piano and computer John Corigliano: Chiaroscuro, I & II Jerome Lowenthan & Ursula Oppens, pianos Richard Lavenda: Chiaroscuro Matthew Strauss, vibraphone; Leone Buyse, alto flute; Benjamin Kamins, bassoon; Timothy Pitts, double bass Laura Schwendinger: Chiaroscuro Azzurro, III Madison Sinfonietta/Nicole Paiement; Curtis Macomber, v.