Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
First Recording: New Albion Records
Musicians: David Tanenbaum, guitar; Alexander String Quartet
Released: September 1, 1993
Commissioned: Newman/Oltman Guitar Duo and Alexander String Quartet (original version for guitar duo and string quartet)
Premiered: January 6, 1990, Merkin Hall, NYC
Duration: 16 minutes
A Finely Crafted Composition (Beaming Contrasts).
It is obvious that the composer (having written a guitar concerto) knows the instrument well and exploits his aural resource with a fine ear.
Beaming Contrasts is a driving, full of jagged, jazz like rhythm; an earnest piece, tightly constructed, and telling in its use of dissonance.
