| Instrumentation | String orchestra (violins, violas and celli div. a 3, plus double bass) |
| Length | 11 minutes |
| Difficulty | easy-moderate |
| Comments | This elegy was written following the assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The piece is subdivided into three main sections: a reflective elegiac section which builds slowly to an emotional climax; a fast, driving passage; a final calm infused with stillness and peace. Despite the work's subtitle, the work is intended to be a universal statement of how we respond to loss and tragedy. |
| Sources | Tape, score and parts available from the composer: Jeffrey Nytch
Email: jnytch@gmail.com
835 Maginn St. Floor 2
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
412.608.8839 |
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| History | Commissioned by Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) and premiered there April, 1995; later performed by the Duquesne University Symphony (Pittsburgh) and this summer by the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge. Both audiences and performers have received the piece enthusiastically on all occasions. |
| Contributor | The composer |
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