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Apparition at
Timber Creek
Apparition at Timber Creek, for
Bass and Harp, was commissioned by bassist, Robb Aistrup. Timber
Creek , a stream near Winfield, Kansas (the home town of both Robb
Aistrup and Teresa LeVelle), was used to evoke images common both to
the performer and composer. The piece is based on the following
story:
Absorbing the solitude of an early fall morning, an individual
sits near a small clearing, in the woods by a stream. Dew gently
blankets the earth while a thick fog envelopes the landscape.
Hearing only the sound of the stream the individual begins to drift
in and out of consciousness. Simultaneously the individual begins to
hear a popping, crackling sound in the clearing while witnessing the
image of a bonfire slowly appearing. Feeling the warmth of the fire,
the individual is drawn to it by some primordial sense of security.
Rhythmically moving around the fire, an apparition of a Native
American man begins to appear. At the fire, the individual begins
mirroring the rhythmic movements of the dancer. The dance gradually
becomes more violent, rapid, and exaggerated. Abruptly the
individual awakes from the 'dream' and surveys the surroundings to
be greeted only by the cool, morning breeze and gentle droplets of
rain.
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