Dog in the Moon
for viola & percussion

Description

Dog in the Moon (2020) – for viola & percussion
Commissioned by the BBC & London Symphony Orchestra
Completed 3 March 2020 (Llandyssil). First performance 26 June 2020 by Antoine Tamestit & Colin Currie, LSO St. Luke’s (London)
In loving memory of Hettie, the most-human dog I’ve ever known (12 November 2012 – 15 January 2020)
Duration ca. 10’

The pitch content for this piece is derived from a poem by Dylan Thomas – Clown in the Moon – and the rhythmic material is influenced by the same text. In addition, the vibraphone/cowbell part realises two motifs that are reconfigurations of the letters H-E-T-T-I-E:
G-E-G-G-Ab-E
C-G-Ab-Ab-D-G

Percussion List

Cowbells, C4-C5
Vibraphone
Triangle, small/medium
Crash cymbal
Vibraslap
Snare drum
Guiro
Floor tom
Tam-tam, medium