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This piece was written in 1998, and is scored for violin, cello and piano. Here's the first movement, Allegro:
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Scarim Piano Trio (buy score)
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This piece is subtitled "The Brooklyn Bridge," in part because the second movement was inspired by the recent ritual devised by the members of Poet's House in NYC - a "poetry museum." Here's a description of the event, which they call the Bridge Walk:
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Though written before the bridge was built, Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" depicts the East River passage from the Fulton Ferry Landing, where the bridge’s anchorage now stands. It is a poem about traversing many boundaries, both physical and metaphysical. This experience is (ritualized) each spring, when Poets House hosts its Bridge Walk. Just before sunset, scores of poetry lovers gather on the Manhattan side of the bridge and walk across en masse while reading poems about the bridge and the city. Once the group reaches the Fulton Ferry Landing, they listen to the entirety of "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" read aloud as the sun sets behind the stunning arc of the bridge.
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To hear the second movement of the trio, click the play button...
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The third movement...
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