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Katahj Copley

Copley: These Violent Delights

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Murphy Music Press  |  SKU: W-1673
  • Composer: Katahj Copley (1998-)
  • Instrumentation: Chamber Ensemble
  • Work: These Violent Delights, No. 101

Description

"These violent delights have violent ends"

This line, spoken by Friar Laurence, serves as a warning to Romeo and Juliet: their intense, fast-moving love—the "delight"—will inevitably lead to a tragic and destructive conclusion—the "violent end."

This work is a nocturne that deliberately juxtaposes the line's traditional meaning. Nocturnes are typically dreamy, intimate, and filled with adoration; however, in this work I sought to desaturate that expectation. While the opening remains dreamlike, the sense of adoration is replaced by intoxication.

for chamber winds. Grade 4