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A through-composed, one-movement work, the Symphony establishes a moody, gloomy bass line that serves as a passacaglia or ricercare, while a motif in ¾ acts as a dance-like countermelody.— Audiophile Audition Headlines
Other than a slightly out of tune entrance by the first tenors, the piece moves at dirge tempo, through-composed and - sung in alternating sections until the concluding verse Quia apud Dominum misericordia (For with the Lord there is mercy) where all sing together in a glorious latticework of harmonies and discord.— Nico Muhly
The Simpsons theme song, it's an aggressively brilliant through-composed set piece, as methodical as it is nasty.— Pitchfork: Latest News
While not exactly through-composed, their songs have a way of taking unexpected turns and, on occasion, reinventing themselves entirely.— Colorado Springs Independent
What's exposed, though, is the extraordinary flexibility of his pieces, because it's hard not to hear the online music as through-composed.
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