Impure
(2013)Program note
The impure spirit shook the man violently, cried out with a loud voice, and came out of him. (Mark 1:26)
Impure: not clean; mixed. Synonyms: admixed, adulterated, alloyed, carnal, coarse, common, contaminated, corrupt, debased, defiled, desecrated, diluted, dirty, doctored, filthy, foul, gross, grubby, immodest, immoral, indecent, infected, lewd, nasty, not pure, obscene, polluted, profaned, smutty, squalid, sullied, tainted, unchaste, unclean, unrefined, unwholesome, vile, vitiated, weighted, wicked.
Impure: not clean; mixed. Synonyms: admixed, adulterated, alloyed, carnal, coarse, common, contaminated, corrupt, debased, defiled, desecrated, diluted, dirty, doctored, filthy, foul, gross, grubby, immodest, immoral, indecent, infected, lewd, nasty, not pure, obscene, polluted, profaned, smutty, squalid, sullied, tainted, unchaste, unclean, unrefined, unwholesome, vile, vitiated, weighted, wicked.
Scoring
Flute
Bass clarinet
Percussion (Vibraphone, Bass Drum)
Piano
Violin
Violoncello
Bass clarinet
Percussion (Vibraphone, Bass Drum)
Piano
Violin
Violoncello
Duration
6'30''
More info
Impure was commissioned by Carlo Boccadoro & Sentieri Selvaggi.
First performance
First performance by Sentieri Selvaggi on April 23, 2013 in Teatro Elfo Puccini, Milan.
Sheet music
Available for rent/purchase from Deuss Music.