CHRIS NEINER, composer
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Rhapsodie (2014)


Instrumentation: flute solo
Duration: 11 minutes

Program Note:
      Through a collage of bright passages, Rhapsodie portrays the arrival of spring. Dance-like motifs swirl around each other beckoning the birth of energetic life, and tranquil melodies provide reflection on the scenic beauty of spring. In these latter moments, large intervallic leaps generate soaring lines that ultimately find themselves frequently interrupted by sneaky gestures. The greatest of the interruptions, a feisty cadenza, sparks the finale of Rhapsodie: a series of themes that scamper, sprint, slither, and tumble to culminate in one final, decisive gesture. Despite its aesthetic aims, Rhapsodie was composed in the winter of 2014 for flautist Victoria Calderone at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. ​

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  • About
  • Music
    • Chamber >
      • Serenade for the Ghosts (2019)
      • Elegy (2019)
      • Infinite Spinning (2018)
      • Playtime (2018)
      • To Rose (2016)
      • Ripple Cycles (2015)
      • Groove Passing (2015)
      • Music with Oliver (2015)
      • Suite (2015)
      • Toy Chest (2015)
      • Liquidus (2013)
      • Quintet (2013)
      • Quadraphonics (2012, rev. 2019)
      • Burlesquing Movement (2012)
    • Solo >
      • Shades of Green (2017)
      • Rhapsodie (2014)
      • Petite Suite (2013, rev. 2020)
    • Orchestral >
      • Many Universes (2019)
      • Jest (2012)
    • Solo and Ensemble >
      • Loneliness and Imaginations (2017)
    • Band/Wind Ensemble >
      • The Hinz Waltz 2 (2013)
      • The Hinz Waltz (2012)
    • Vocal/Choral >
      • All You Need (2017)
      • Lacquer Prints (2016)
      • To See a World (2013)
      • Untitled Meditation (2013)
    • Electronic >
      • Requiem (2017)
      • Gasp Grids (2015)
      • Artificial Rainstorm (2014)
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  • Engraving
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