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Literally “light-dark,” chiaroscuro in art is the creation of depth through the play of light and shadow. This artistic technique has inspired legions of composers to try and create the same contrasts in music through timbral shadings and instrumental colors.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Jacob Druckman: Chiaroscuro (excerpt)
Steven Block: Shadows
Colin Brumby: Chiaroscuro, III
Huck Hodge: Pools of Shadow from an Older Sky, II. Ave Maris Stella
John Corigliano: Chiaroscuro, I & II
Richard Lavenda: Chiaroscuro
Laura Schwendinger: Chiaroscuro Azzurro, III
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Literally “light-dark,” chiaroscuro in art is the creation of depth through the play of light and shadow. This artistic technique has inspired legions of composers to try and create the same contrasts in music through timbral shadings and instrumental colors.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Jacob Druckman: Chiaroscuro (excerpt)
Steven Block: Shadows
Colin Brumby: Chiaroscuro, III
Huck Hodge: Pools of Shadow from an Older Sky, II. Ave Maris Stella
John Corigliano: Chiaroscuro, I & II
Richard Lavenda: Chiaroscuro
Laura Schwendinger: Chiaroscuro Azzurro, III

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