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A homorhythmic cluster chord played tutti in three-note motives to the end brings the movement
to a dramatic conclusion through powerful, declarative unison writing.
Pitch Centers
In the first movement, pitch centers, as defined by pedal points, descend by half steps (F,
E, E-flat, and D). The pitch center at the beginning of this movement is F. This pitch center
remains until measure 89 where it changes to E. This descent of pitch centers is interrupted by
the main theme which appears in the pitch center of C. This interruption is appropriate since this
becomes the main key of the work with the last movement containing the only cadence in the
key of C. At measure 190 the pitch center moves to E-flat and then D at measure 241. Turrin
uses major and minor seconds stacked in cluster chords while the pitch centers descend by a half
step. These cluster chords are frequently used to add color to a theme and are often found as
bursts or points of sound in a rhythmic motive. Turrin uses the final cluster chord of a perfect
fifth with a major second to set up the second movement which begins with a cluster chord of
stacked perfect fifths.27
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deAlbuquerque, Joan. Hemispheres for Wind Ensemble by Joseph Turrin: A Critical Analysis, dissertation, August 2005; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4886/m1/34/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .