Chamber Ensemble SKU: HL.14019127
Composed by Magnus Lindberg. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Score. Composed 2005. 70 pages. Chester Music #CH67683. Published by Chester Music (HL.14019127). ISBN 9781846090790. 9.0x12.0x0.224 inches.
Completed in 1992, Corrente was commissioned by the Swedish Literature Society Of Finland. As the title suggests, the piece bids a nod to the Baroque dance form , the Courante, based upon an ever-shifting series of repeating ostinati - the piece even contains a fleeting glimpse of Purcell's Funeral Music For Queen Mary. However, a simple exercise in Baroque dance it is not. The title also translates as Flowing, and the ostinati create a texture of ripples that contrast strongly with the stronger rhythms of the dance.
