Liner Notes
Cat. No. NWCR821
Release Date: 1999-01-01
The Cassatt String Quartet: (Muneko Otani, violin; Jennifer Leshnower, violin; Kelley Mikkelsen, cello; Michiko Oshima, viola); Daniel Silver, clarinet; Cleveland Institute of Music New Music Ensemble; Timothy Weiss, conductor; Alice Weinreb, flute; Kristin Thelander, horn; Réne Lecuona, piano
Margaret Brouwer was born in 1940 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Also a trained violinist, she holds a doctorate in composition from Indiana University. From 1992 to 1997, she was composer-in-residence for the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. She is currently head of the composition department at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Brouwer’s published works, dating from the 1980s and ‘90s, show a concern with the proportions between consonance and dissonance, and between different gradations of tonal vs. atonal writing. Brouwer’s approach varies from piece to piece according to what is called for by a given context. In general, her music is characterized by an immediacy of expression and a certain “natural” feel: no abstract theoretical considerations seem to stand between the composer and the music. Brouwer’s sources of inspiration may often be found, instead, in concrete life situations. Landscapes, works of art, the impressions left by books read, or personal events such as the death of a loved one, are all to be drawn upon—and Brouwer’s reactions to these stimuli are those of a musical mind striving for great clarity and simplicity.
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
Margaret Brouwer was born in 1940 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Also a trained violinist, she holds a doctorate in composition from Indiana University. From 1992 to 1997, she was composer-in-residence for the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. She is currently head of the composition department at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Brouwer’s published works, dating from the 1980s and ‘90s, show a concern with the proportions between consonance and dissonance, and between different gradations of tonal vs. atonal writing. Brouwer’s approach varies from piece to piece according to what is called for by a given context. In general, her music is characterized by an immediacy of expression and a certain “natural” feel: no abstract theoretical considerations seem to stand between the composer and the music. Brouwer’s sources of inspiration may often be found, instead, in concrete life situations. Landscapes, works of art, the impressions left by books read, or personal events such as the death of a loved one, are all to be drawn upon—and Brouwer’s reactions to these stimuli are those of a musical mind striving for great clarity and simplicity.
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
Margaret Brouwer: Crosswinds
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A *.pdf of the notes may be accessed here free of charge.
Track Listing
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Crosswinds: I. Blue Ridges, Dappled Sunlight, Mountain Waltz
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Crosswinds: III. Dusk
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Crosswinds: III. Oldtime Fiddles: High, Low, Lower
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Prelude and Vivace: I. Prelude
Margaret Brouwer
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Prelude and Vivace: II. Vivace Ritmico
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Diary of an Alien: I. A Call for Action
Margaret Brouwer
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Diary of an Alien: II. Drifting
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Diary of an Alien: III. No Rotary Phone
Margaret Brouwer
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Diary of an Alien: IV. Somewhere The Bells
Margaret Brouwer
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Sonata for Horn and Piano: I. Hymn
Margaret Brouwer
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Sonata for Horn and Piano: II. Riding to Higher Clouds
Margaret Brouwer
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