Pointillism (score & parts)
Woodwind Trio - Sheet Music

Flute, clarinet and marimba trio (Flute B-flat Clarinet Marimba (4.3-octave)) - medium

SKU: CN.19270

Composed by Vida Chenoweth. Score & parts. Duration 6:00. Published by C. Alan Publications (CN.19270).

Pointillism takes its name from a painting technique exploited by the French artist Georges Seurat. Small dots of color were juxtaposed on the canvas so that when viewed from a distance the colors were mixed optically. An attempt to transfer the technique to music would suggest a contrapuntal texture, the voices assuming independent importance to allow individual timbres to penetrate. A fragmentary character is maintained until the end when instrumental 'colors' are fused.

Pointillism takes its name from a painting technique exploited by the French artist Georges Seurat. Small dots of color were juxtaposed on the canvas so that when viewed from a distance the colors were mixed optically. An attempt to transfer the technique to music would suggest a contrapuntal texture, the voices assuming independent importance to allow individual timbres to penetrate. A fragmentary character is maintained until the end when instrumental 'colors' are fused. -Vida Chenoweth Spring 1951.