Eric Nathan

Rothko Musings

$70.00

Duration: 12'

Instrumentation: Bass trombone and two percussion

Instrumentation: Bass trombone, two percussion
Delivery Method: Physical Delivery
Performance Materials: Score and Parts

Rothko MusingsEric Nathan (2006) 12'
for bass trombone and two percussion

Rothko Musings (2006) is inspired by the Mark Rothko painting White and Greens in Blue (1957). The painting is representative of Rothko’s classic style, which typically consists of large floating rectangles that juxtapose and highlight different color and shade relationships.

In this specific painting, Rothko uses whites, greens, and blues, and combines these colors to form black and lighter shades of blue.

The first movement of Rothko Musings embodies the emotions and moods Rothko’s painting inspired in me. In the second movement, “Paint Molecules, “Rothko’s painting is used only as a departure point. This movement imagines the paint molecules of Rothko’s work interacting with each other on the canvas. As my imagination sees it, much more drama occurs in the world of paint molecules than the painter would probably expect.

Movements:
I. White and Greens in Blue (6')
II. Paint Molecules (6')

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Instrumentation: Bass trombone, two percussion
Delivery Method: Physical Delivery
Performance Materials: Score and Parts

About the Work

Duration: 12'

Movements:
I. White and Greens in Blue (6')
II. Paint Molecules (6')

Instrumentation: Bass trombone and two percussion

Commissioned by: Commissioned by Robert Soto

Rothko Musings (2006) is inspired by the Mark Rothko painting White and Greens in Blue (1957). The painting is representative of Rothko’s classic style, which typically consists of large floating rectangles that juxtapose and highlight different color and shade relationships. In this specific painting, Rothko uses whites, greens, and blues, and combines these colors to form black and lighter shades of blue. The first movement of Rothko Musings embodies the emotions and moods Rothko’s painting inspired in me. In the second movement, “Paint Molecules, “Rothko’s painting is used only as a departure point. This movement imagines the paint molecules of Rothko’s work interacting with each other on the canvas. As my imagination sees it, much more drama occurs in the world of paint molecules than the painter would probably expect.

ISMN: 979-0-094-00801-3

Pages: 20