Chamber orchestra SKU: HH.HH307-FSC
Composed by Stephen Pratt. Chamber Orchestra. Full score. Duration 10 minutes. Edition HH Music Publishers #HH307-FSC. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (HH.HH307-FSC). ISBN 9790708092568.
On Reflection is a companion piece to the earlier sextet The Miraculous Mandolin(2007), for a similar combination of instruments. But it is somewhat more introspective, as implied by the title, which also refers to the technical processes employed. The first section sets up a contrast between busy linear material and ‘frozen’ chordal passages, both emanating from a single source. The first part of the final section largely develops the quick character, but the piece ends with a chorale like reworking of the chords. At the centre is a slow section, which perhaps reflects the title most aptly.
