Divination By Mirrors for Saw and Strings

"Divination By Mirrors" redirects here. For divination using a mirror, see Catoptromancy.

Divination By Mirrors for Saw and Strings (1998) by Michael A. Levine is a concerto scored for two string groups tuned a quarter-step apart and placed on opposite sides of the stage with a musical saw soloist playing in both pitch universes.[1] Featuring eight sections each named for a different means of divination and organized according to dynamic symmetry (specifically the golden ratio),[1] the piece was premiered, with soloist Dale Stuckenbruck,[2] at Abraham Goodman Hall NYC by New Century Chamber Orchestra and New York Virtuosi.

  1. Pyromancy
  2. Aeromancy
  3. Psychomancy
  4. Oneiromancy
  5. Sciomancy
  6. Meteoromancy
  7. Catoptromancy
  8. Tephramancy

Stuckenbruck's performance has been reviewed in the Sacramento Gazette as "a wonder."[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Divination By Mirrors - Notes", MichaelLevineMusic.com.
  2. ↑ (1998). New Yorker, Volume 74, Issues 1-10, p.23. F-R Pub. Corporation.
  3. ↑ "Dale, sawist", Violin-Saw.com. Full review at E. Haig (Oct 17, 2003). "Varied Program Highlights New Century Premier", NCCO.org.

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