Ephemeral
This short piece, originally written for tenor horn and marimba was inspired by the work of Due Synthesis – the Swiss duo consisting of Thomas Rüedi on euphonium and Rafael Christen on marimba.
Being a tenor horn player myself and having never heard a piece with this instrumentation before, I was intrigued to experiment with the sound of the two instruments. I found the tenor horn blended with the marimba really effectively, especially if written in the low register which most of this piece is.
The peace begins very still, and then becomes more and more intense through the middle section before finally dying away at the end with one simple note giving the piece its title: Ephemeral – meaning short-lived.
Hannah White