The Cure of Madness (for string trio)

The Cure of Madness (for string trio)for string trio: violin, viola, cello (2022) Duration: 13 minutes Movements I. Concert in the Egg II. The Conjuror III. Ship of Fools IV. The Cure of Madness Composer note The Cure of Madness is a string trio in 4 movements inspired by paintings of Hieronymus Bosch that show the painter as his most irreverent. The work is the third in Boschworks, a trilogy of chamber pieces based on paintings by Bosch. The work is a tongue in cheek play on historic

in the lower registers

Hard to believe so few

The work's dark key signature of G-flat major is further darkened by lowered thirds and sixths throughout

1 is inspired by the distinctly Andean concept of mestizaje as championed by Peruvian folklorist José Maria Arguedas (1911-1969) whereby cultures can coexist without one subjugating another

whether they’re rustling in massive groups in the trees or calling to each other in pairs from across the park

and the plight of the elderly in a cold

arranged for mezzo-soprano

package of 10 choral scores (2021) for High voice

an interlude — or hinge — is appended as an optional connection between the Marciniak transcriptions

Commissioned by The New York Flute Club in commemoration of its centennial — nyfluteclub

I did start from specific images and moments within the story

solo violin part only