Chiaroscuro in Music

Literally “light-dark,” chiaroscuro in art is the creation of
depth   through the play of light and shadow.
 This artistic technique has   inspired legions of
composers to try and create the same contrasts in
  music through timbral shadings and instrumental
colors.


Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters


Jacob Druckman: Chiaroscuro (excerpt)
Juilliard Orchestra/Foss


Steven Block: Shadows
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/Robert Stankovsky


Colin Brumby: Chiaroscuro, III
Perihelion


Huck Hodge: Pools of Shadow from an Older Sky, II. Ave
Maris Stella
Huck Hodge, piano and computer


John Corigliano: Chiaroscuro, I & II
Jerome Lowenthan & Ursula Oppens, pianos


Richard Lavenda: Chiaroscuro
Matthew Strauss, vibraphone; Leone Buyse, alto flute; Benjamin
Kamins,
bassoon; Timothy Pitts, double bass


Laura Schwendinger: Chiaroscuro Azzurro,
III
Madison Sinfonietta/Nicole Paiement; Curtis Macomber, v.