Music for the Night Sky

Philip Cashian

Commission made possible by Ian and Caroline Laing

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Piece length: 5'
Scored for: Piano, Violin, Viola (or Violin 2), Cello
Publisher: BMIC

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'Music for the Night Sky' was written in July 1999 for my two year old son Noah. I wanted to write a very static and atmospheric piece that had no sense of direction and depended very much on 'feel'. The piano assumes the role of soloist, freely floating over the string trio in a harmonic haze. The music is written using proportional notation. This gives the performers more freedom in performance, something I'm keen to explore in chamber music.

Philip Cashian