The opening slow section explores sonorities in a highly original way.
The scoring is for choir, amplified string quartet and four percussionists and results in new sonorities revealing Patterson 's imagination at full stretch.
As well as his enthusiasm for modern guitar sonorities, Julian Bream is renowned for his fervent advocacy of the Elizabethan lute.
Duende for Venice is a triad of blacks, a chord of dark sonorities.
However, it was natural that Wagner wanted to use this instrument to extend the brass sonorities for his Ring cycle.