Damp Nights in Drafty Motels


Excerpt of a live performance; Julie Feves, bassoon; Mel Graves, double bass.

Damp Nights in Drafty Motels
for bassoon and double bass

Duration: 20' 
1981

 

"Damp Nights In Drafty Motels" is a piece to be played on the road (possibly in Bulgaria) and reflects on such a trip from both an objective and a subjective standpoint. It was commissoned by Julie Feves and premiered by her and Mel Graves in 1981.

The piece is in five movements: 
1. Dawn in the New Land
2. Single Room, No TV
3. The Gig
4. Conversation with a Monument
5. Meanwhile, Above in the Marketplace

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