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Angst: an acute but non-specific sense of anxiety or remorse (Collins Concise Dictionary). This is not intended to be an easy-listening, carefree piece. I wanted to portray a deep-seated sense of angst, creating a feeling of uneasiness in the listener. The flute and cello bear a similar angst, at times dealing with this independently, yet always returning to share in their anxiety. Quarter-tone inflections disconcert the harmonies, with tremolo, flutter-tongue and a recurring minor ninth adding to the tension. The material gradually unravels, only to fold in on itself again, remaining unresolved.

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The first in a series of works with the ‘diffracted terrains’ title, this work exploits the spectrum of relative stability and instability that is inherent in this instrumental combination as a metaphor for proximity and distance, singularity and multiplicity. The series as a whole investigates symmetry and asymmetry in multiple dimensions including space, texture and structure. This preoccupation comes from a variety of sources: in particular [�and�1], which stimulated the notion of ‘diffracted’ space, and the fantastical characterisation of mirrors in Jorge Luis Borges’s story ‘Fauna of Dreams’. Ideas about distorted symmetries are further informed by experiences of feedback and distortion created electronically. diffracted terrains:duo i was composed for Andrew Sparling and Carrado Canonici who gave it its first performance at the Mayfest festival at the University of Hertsfordshire in May 2005.

• diffracted terrains: Chamber Music of Dorothy Ker  Year: 2007 

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Oppositions was composed for The New Zealand Piano Quartet, for inclusion on a CD of the composer’s chamber music, released by Kiwi-Pacific Records. It is in one movement, and is based around the idea of opposing forces, whether they be literal or imaginative. In musical terms, the piano is frequently pitted against the strings, while musical themes seem to jostle for supremacy. After a short and ominous introduction, the strident first theme is played on violin, accompanied by hammered chords. A second theme has all three stringed instruments playing in ‘cluster’ harmonies. The cello announces a lyrical but turbulent idea, and this is played in counterpoint with the first theme. The piano is to the fore in a third theme, which is stealthy and marked by sudden outbursts. These themes are discussed in a middle section that gradually winds down to very soft, thudding chords, before building up to a vigorous return of the opening. In this final section themes are fragmented and tossed around violently, before a brief Coda in which the first theme appears dominant.

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• Anthony Ritchie: Chamber Music  Year: 2006 

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‘Pearls of the Sea’ is a line from an evocative poem by NZ artist Len Lye , and hints at the magical, somewhat ritualistic qualities of this freeform piece. When Bridget suggested I write for the bass flute, I was struck with composerly enthusiasm for this newfound sonorous wonder, whose personality seems to encompass a touch of Japanese shakuhachi, trombone, foghorn and even low tomtom, as well as the more obvious qualities of its sisters (the alto and C flutes). It was a thrill to write for these instruments in combination, particularly as Bridget and Carolyn had already played my ‘a pink-lit phase’ for flute viola and harp and were keen to have something similar. This work was commissioned by Chamber Music NZ for the duo Flight and is dedicated to Bridget Douglas and Carolyn Mills. They premiered it on a NZ tour in 2005.

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• Flight – music for flute and harp  Year: 2009 

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• Lardelli: Penumbra; computer set 

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• New Zealand Selection 2 

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• Penumbra  Year: 2005 

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• Jonathan Besser: Stretto and Round 

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• Besser & Bravura: Turn  Year: 2005 

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