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Roger Zare: Seas of the Moon

Selected repertoire for the 2025 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition Seas of the Moon is a suite inspired by four imaginatively named regions on the moon. Early humans gazed at the brilliant moon that the moon is desolate and completely devoid of bodies of water, these names of lunar regions stuck and are fantastically de The first movement, "Mare Vaporum," or "Sea of Vapors," suggests an impressionist seascape, with foam and fog roiling about. W "Mare Crisium," or "Sea of Crises," is a fast and rhythmic piece with multiple layers of rhythm that dance about the whole rang The third movement, "Mare Frigoris," or "Sea of Cold," explores lyricism again. Contrasting the first movement, the rhythms of The final movement, "Oceanus Procellarum," or "Ocean of Storms," is a rhythmic tour de force. A bit inspired by heavy metal.

SKU

X-1315