Damien Geter
Sinfonia Americana
Duration: 15'
Instrumentation: Orchestra
Sinfonia Americana, Damien Geter (2023) 15'
for orchestra
Sinfonia Americana is an expansion on what has been deemed "the American Sound." As a composer, I spend copious amounts of time trying to define what that even means. The answer, I imagine, lies somewhere in the fact that as I am an American, by default, I have created an American sound — my own — that is influenced by those who came before me who seemed to have success in creating the template for this particular sonic landscape. However, mine grooves a bit, a nod to my Black American culture.
The piece is in two main parts with a recap. The opening melodies are interwoven throughout the piece against differing musical ideas which cause the main tunes to act like a chameleon that is shaped by its surroundings.
Commissioned by and premiered with the Richmond Symphony, January 2024
Orchestral instrumentation: 2+picc.2+EH.2 +Bcl. 2+contrabassn.4.3.2+bass tbn.1/Timp.2Perc./Str
Orchestral performance parts are available via rental.
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About the Work
Duration: 15'
Instrumentation: Orchestra
Commissioned by: Commissioned by and premiered with the Richmond Symphony, January 2024
Pages: 45
