Roger Steptoe
Dourando as Trevas

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Painting Darkness Gold

for 2 tubas and vibraphone

Level: intermediate
Duration: 4'30
Genre: contemporary
Series: 2 Tubas & Friends
Composed: 2005

Reference: TU136
CHF25.00
Score and parts

Details

Instrumentation:
2 tubas (or horn and tuba) and vibraphone
Published: 2010
Publisher: Editions Bim

Composer

Roger Steptoe (*1953)

Roger Steptoe (born 1953) is acknowledged to be one of the most respected British musicians of his generation. A composer of international renown his impressive catalogue of works includes chamber ... Read more

About Dourando as Trevas

An ever-changing universe of sound

Douranda as Trevas (Painting darkness gold) takes its title from a poem by the 18th-century neo-classical Portuguese lyric poet, Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765-1805). The work is an ever-changing universe of sound, mainly created by the vibraphone at the beginning. The main climatic passage represents the darkness changing into gold with the two tubas singing in counterpoint against a throbbing, harmonic accompaniment. The work ends as it begins, enigmatic and dark.

Roger Steptoe Dourando as Trevas