Wow! I studied composition at multiple universities for a long time, and I was not familiar with Richard Arnell but I'm glad I am becoming so! I must admit, at the beginning of the piece, I heard what I thought was a stodgy call/response /imitative sequence that made me only very briefly think that I wouldn't be interested in continuing to listen. After a second or two however, I was re-engaged, and transfixed for the duration of the 1st movement. ( all that I've had time to listen to, to this point - but I was excited to comment.) The nuance and complexity of the movement will require much more listening and analysis, but here are some first impressions: he seems to use diatonic, English type folk and hymnal material as a point of departure, before he bursts into jaunts of thrilling yet manageable chromatic prolificacy. The very powerful and skillful orchestration is at times both sinewy and frenetic. I repeat - Wow!
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A powerful piece, thanks for sharing.
Wow! I studied composition at multiple universities for a long time, and I was not familiar with Richard Arnell but I'm glad I am becoming so! I must admit, at the beginning of the piece, I heard what I thought was a stodgy call/response /imitative sequence that made me only very briefly think that I wouldn't be interested in continuing to listen. After a second or two however, I was re-engaged, and transfixed for the duration of the 1st movement. ( all that I've had time to listen to, to this point - but I was excited to comment.) The nuance and complexity of the movement will require much more listening and analysis, but here are some first impressions: he seems to use diatonic, English type folk and hymnal material as a point of departure, before he bursts into jaunts of thrilling yet manageable chromatic prolificacy. The very powerful and skillful orchestration is at times both sinewy and frenetic. I repeat - Wow!