Static Anxiety

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About the work

Static Anxiety is a work for twenty-five players. The piece attempts to express a feeling of anxiousness through the idea of stasis—to express a feeling of discomfort through a lack of motion.

This idea is conveyed through detailed alterations of otherwise slow-moving lines, first introduced by the clarinets. These sustained materials are paired against agitated interjections from different instrumental groups, as well as a repetitive pulse echoed throughout the strings, piano, and percussion.