2004
I. Burlesque
II. Largo
III. Fugue
Duration: 12 minutes
Guitar trio: requinto guitar, guitar, 8-string guitar
First performed by Pro Arte Guitar Trio, 14 July 2004, Purcell Room, SBC, London
First broadcast: Pro Arte Guitar Trio, 12 July 2004, ‘In Tune’, BBC R3
Programme Note
Commissioned by the Pro Arte Guitar Trio, this three-movement work explores many different textural and timbral possibilities from this versatile and colourful instrumental ensemble. The first movement contrasts dance-like material with more contemplative, lyrical ideas, while the second is a slow movement with a more impassioned central section. The fugal finale culminates in a short reprise of the opening of the first movement.