Ruhig, Schreiend

for flute and bassoon
written for Laura Cocks and Dana Jessen
duration: 7 minutes
completed September 2022, Baltimore, MD

premiered Oct 28, 2022, Griswold Hall, Peabody Institute, Baltimore, MD

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Ruhig, Schreiend

(English: Calm, Screaming)

The title of this piece came from a moment when I misread the tempo marking atop Anton Webern's Symphony, op. 21. Webern writes Ruhig, Schreitend, meaning "calm, treading". I initially read this as Ruhig, Schreiend, meaning "calm, screaming". Besides being a play on words, I think the title also reflects some musical aspects of the piece.