Jon Gallant wrote:

> The Moravec piece in question is his "Time Gallery", which uses
> extra-musical devices sparingly and, I think, mostly to good effect.
> The first movement, "Devotional Hours" starts with the tolling of bells,
> introducing a deeply felt, polyphonic meditation in which bells recur
> occasionally within the music.  Clocks, ticking at different speeds,
> introduce the 2nd movement, "Time Machine": a scurrying scherzo emerges
> from the ticking, nervously changes tempo a couple of times, and works
> to a climax built from small variations on a really catchy, ear-wormish
> phrase.  ...

Nothing against ticking and tocking, from Leroy Anderson to the closing
pages of Shostakovich's 15th symphony.  The Moravec piece bored me, is
all; I should have been more clear, and also I may not have given the
piece a fair chance.  Whereas Higdon impressed me at once.

Donald

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