Caroline Mallonée: REACTION (2010)

Reaction was commissioned by

Present Music and was 

premiered at Turner Ballroom

in Milwaukee, WI in February, 2010.


Reaction was chosen as the winner in Bowling Green New Music Ensemble’s 2015 Call for Scores.


  Duration: 12.5 minutes

                         

  1. • tenor saxophone

  2. • bass clarinet

  3. • violin

  4. • viola

  5. • cello

  6. • double bass

  7. • piano

  8. • percussion

                            

Program Note:


For every action, there is a reaction.  In this piece, every musical event forces another musical event to occur.  This could be an immediate echo, a sound change in the ensemble, or something quite drastic. 

To watch a video excerpt of Present Music

performing Reaction, click here.

This piece is based on Newton’s Third Law of Motion. 

For a piece by Mallonée based on Newton’s First Law, listen to Unless Acted Upon.