David Post
Fantasia
on a Virtual Chorale
for string quartet
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 7'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2003
Reference: QC16
CHF29.00
Score and parts
Details
- Published: 2011
- Publisher: Editions Bim
Audio samples
Fantasia
Composer
David Post (*1949)
David L. Post was born in New York City in 1949. He holds degrees from the University of Chicago, the New School for Social Research and Brandeis University. He started musical training early, stud... Read moreAbout Fantasia
The Work
The term "virtual", borrowed from contemporary cyberspace usage, refers to the fact that the choral is not really there — that is, until the end of the piece. It's "essence", in the form of thematic and harmonic fragments swirl around until they finally emerge into the choral itself. It makes a brief appearance, but then begins to disintegrate, vanishing into silence.