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Rose with Thorns

for violin and harpsichord

Linda Catlin Smith

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Composer Linda Catlin Smith
Year of Composition 2012
Duration ca.8'
Instrumentation Harpsichord, Violin
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Catalogue ID ce-lcs1rwt1

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Rose with Thorns (2012) was commissioned by Les Amusements de la Chambre through the Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Music Garden. The title is open to numerous interpretations. The piece contrasts the soft, silky line of the violin with the thorny nature of the harpsichord, (its strings are after all plucked by quills). But for me the title refers to my sense of harmony, the idea of juxtaposing pleasing sounds with the occasional more dissonant or biting tones. I often consider dissonance in music (the right wrong notes) as the thorns on the rose of harmony. I want to thank Emily Redhead and Katelyn Clarke for commissioning this work, and for their beautiful performances.