About this minute
- Title
- 47 Composed - Richard Barnard Illuminations
- Recordist
- Richard Barnard
- Performer
- Jess Watson
- Performer
- Amy Finch
- Performer
- Ed Harnett
- Performer
- Rebecca Peake
- Collections
- Bristol Collection 1
- Related resource guides
- Composed Sounds , Accompaniment , Cello , Melody , Pitch , String Quartet , Texture , Timbre , Viola , Violin
Bristol 1 #47
That was the sound of a piece called “Illuminations” by Bristol-based composer, Richard Barnard. It was composed for a string quartet, and in this extract, you heard the cello playing a mournful melody, while the violins and viola played decorating patterns over it. When you listened, did you feel the music was bright and cheerful…
