Program Note
TOIL is the third in a series of duos based on single words from the works of Shakespeare. As in the two previous duos Cross’d and Strife, each of the sections of this work are based on a different letter in the word toil. The rearticulation of the letter T and the dueling parabolas of O are just a few of the shapes and mimicry devices employed.
TOIL is the first in the series to quote a line of text. Unlike Cross’d and Strife, which are from Romeo and Juliet, TOIL is taken from Macbeth. “Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble.”
— Jamie Leigh Sampson
TOIL is the first in the series to quote a line of text. Unlike Cross’d and Strife, which are from Romeo and Juliet, TOIL is taken from Macbeth. “Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble.”
— Jamie Leigh Sampson
Reproduction Notice:
This program note may be freely reproduced in concert programs, provided that proper credit is given to the composer.
This program note may be freely reproduced in concert programs, provided that proper credit is given to the composer.