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Wanted to add that the piece is excellent. I especially enjoyed the microtonal "mistunings" (Ligeti's Ramifications comes to mind) with the string and the Horn reminds me a little of Ligeti's Horn concerto (he uses two natural horms and it is a beautiful piece). It also reminded me of Feldman too -- particularly the spacing of the orchestral groups. Also the ending was extremely satisfactory as it reinforced and clarified just enough the short chromatic ascending and descending runs heard earlier. I wonder did you play with the idea of ornaments as your departure point for motivic material (eg, the mordent at the end, the short chromatic runs up and down as a variatn on gliss/portamentos?)
Lastly, I enjoyed the dramatic arch ( I imagine that was somewhat of a challenge as you develop a very complex series of various tensions and yet avoid it sounding too "gray"). I did reach a point of temporary frustration -- thinking momentarily you were overlong but then you changed the timbre at the right moment and I was so pleased. Please take this as a big compliment because I like a piece that challenges my expectations. Bravo.
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