Raindrop Diaries
Composer:
Malina Rauschenfels
Date Completed:
August 2008
Premiere Date:
February 28, 2009
Premiering Conductor:
David Rentz
Premiering Ensemble:
C4 Ensemble
Premiere Venue:
St Luke in the Fields, NYC
Audio Sample:
Composer Notes:
This piece was inspired by looking at pictures of the Amazon River and its tributaries. It follows a rain drop from a melting snow pile through streams, pristine lakes, stagnant waters choked with algae, polluted tributaries, huge rivers, and finally into the ocean.
Duration:
8'30"
Language:
Other
Language (other):
none-just sounds
Choral Voicing:
SATB-SATB Divisi:
Soprano (throughout)
Alto (throughout)
Tenor (throughout)
Bass (throughout)
Solo requirement:
Tenor
Other
Solo requirement (other):
tenor optional solo
Text Source:
It is just nonsense sounds depicting water. Significant Seasons or Days:
N/A
Keyboard accompaniment:
N/A
Instruments:
N/A
Allow excerpts:
Yes
Scoring notation:
Standard notation
Score Sample:
Difficulty Level:
4