Gloria Coates: Symphony No.4, "Chiaroscuro" (1984/1990)

Gloria Coates (*1938): Symphony No.4 "Chiaroscuro" (1984/1990).
1. Illumination
2. Mystical plosives
3. Dream sequence
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker diretta da Wolf-Dieter Hauschild.
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[@dukeenkittysmom]

Gloria Coates passed away this week from pancreatic cancer. I invite you to listen again in her honor.

[@dgunde13gunderson78]

RIP my friend, we're from Wausau Wi or nearby. this music is disturbing and I'm sorry the USA didn't catch on to this original soul.....what a termendious output!!! DG viola, piano, organ, guitar, recorders, conductor from SD CA

[@elenamoses3663]

Brilliant! A kind of primordial music that makes you vibrate in your core. I saw her presenting a recent composition in concert over ten years ago but as she wasn't known to me I lost her detail , I could not even remember her name except a few details like she was American and aged about 70. Her haunting music has kept me looking for her and what a joy it is to have found her again!

[@DieFlabbergast]

A very original conception, brilliantly orchestrated. Dark, foreboding, and almost palpably frightening. This is what you can do with a large modern symphony orchestra -- if you know how!

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

Gloria died Aug 19, 2023. Now that she is gone maybe she will get more recognition for her unusual endeavors in musical composition.

[@jacquesbekaert469]

A very impressive work from an American composer who deserves to be performer all over the world. Thank you for posting such interesting works.

[@arpadbenares6413]

Greetings Jacques. I agree with you 200%. We also have another feeling in common: friendship with Bob Ashley

[@Kumgll]

Astonishing music. Dido's lament? I'm listening to it on the loop. How have I lived so long and not heard this? Thanks Kate Molleson on Hear and Now, Radio 3, BBC, Jan 2019

[@Miglokis]

I love those dark and gloomy atmospheres!

[@bobbuckingham7253]

For Gloria Coates, artistic expression is a spiritual necessity. Thanks for the uploading.

[@alejoparedes2388]

Extraordinario

[@BertoldBR74Roux]

Great music!

[@amapolabilis4663]

Finding a uniquely personal style is harder now for a composer than it has ever been: Gloria Oates.

[@PicodeGuy]

"Coates"

[@KaizerBeatz-vf9wf]

I love her & Daryl's song Maneater

[@hetmanjz]

@@KaizerBeatz-vf9wf Didn't she also collaborate with Dido?

[@aktronos1]

In the first movement I recognize the Opera Dido & Aeneas from Henry Purcell, very original the transcription : tragedy and lyric are very good express. Thanks Ms. Gloria Coates

[@pilouetmissiou]

you know that you are right...i recognize the final aria when Dido is trying to die.... Is it a coincidence? even if it's weird or wanted? wht do you mean ? hommage to Purcell ?

[@gloriacoates9501]

@@pilouetmissiou Mimi, I heard this on the radio in Munich, but sadly...did not know at that very time my father was dying...so dedicated to his memory. Thank you for your interest. gc

[@dmitrysofronov8624]

@@pilouetmissiou it's a paraphrase, for certain, and very nicely done; at first you don't realise it's there... the tragedy is expressed in a terrific way.

[@hetmanjz]

@@gloriacoates9501 Thanks very much for your comment, Ms. Coates. (I'm surprised no one has acknowledged it before me!) Your work is magnificent and subtle, breathtaking like something monumental, but also scintillating like something coalescing with fibre of gossamer. "Transition" is a favorite of mine. Best wishes to you! (Also: are you in any way you know of related to the author Robert M. Coates, who coined the term "abstract expressionist"?)

[@stefanba2029]

@@gloriacoates9501 God bless you Gloria! Thank you for your beautiful music!

[@luisdelamora7200]

At first I felt that sound like Charles Ives, but after was developing the theme was take a personality shape that only could give Gloria, you are amazing!!!! I love your sound

[@kuang-licheng402]

great

[@bruh-ob8fd]

Movements: 1. Illumination - 00:00 2. Mystical plosives - 10:56 3. Dream sequence - 17:12

[@janbrekelmans5475]

I love her compositions. Especialliy rhis one

[@jazzmunky]

Nice sombre, funereal vibe

[@alejandroherreradelaparra3977]

Great composer. Great work. So near to us... Thumbs up. Hats off...

[@user-fp9uj2kw8q]

RIP

[@drnickyp]

anyone who honours Purcell gets my vote :)

[@saadhaddadmusic]

I just posted an analysis of this work, with a focus on the 1st movement over on my channel for anyone interested! Curious to hear your thoughts. This piece is truly a 20th century symphonic feat!

[@spfprof]

Someone interested in helping me to organize an international female composers festival?

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

There is something very disturbing about this music. Whilst interesting to listen to, I'm not sure I'd like to meet this composer on a dark night!!

[@pilouetmissiou]

:)))))))) ! But a music that leaves no one indifferent

[@nancymatro8029]

I'm sure you could handle an 81 year old woman!

[@reidwhitton6248]

It's not that scary. And not interesting enough for me to go back to it.

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

@@nancymatro8029 Try me !! lol xx

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

@@reidwhitton6248 I don't think it's "scary" Disturbing as I said, but not "scary" Entirely your choice if you don't revisit :-)

[@ronaldbwoodall2628]

There's little contrast between light and dark in this work; all I hear is Darkness. It conjures up visions that could rather be named "Illumination of Despair", "Demonic plosives", and Dreams of Charon". Its purely(?) musical value, which is minimal, doesn't begin to overcome the bad spirit it imparts, nor the pretentiousness, nor the ultimate boredom. Consequentially, I'm herewith removing all further Coates from consideration - surely too heavy on my ears. and not at all warming to my heart.

[@PicodeGuy]

Hmm. I wonder how you ended up listening to Coates thinking you were going to hear "heartwarming" music. Can you detail these "bad spirits" the music imparts? Are they flying around you now? Or are they inside you, but alive? I guess it's good the bad spirits ultimately succumbed to boredom? For you I suggest listening to "Don't Worry Be Happy"

[@ronaldbwoodall2628]

I had just enjoyed a symphony by Ruth Gipps and noticed Gloria Coates referenced on the sidebar, so I "ended up" listening to this symphony for an introduction to her music. It didn't worry me at all though; as a Christian, I'm happy in Christ.

[@robingordon-powell6736]

Most people, when they find music to be pretentious or boring or bad-spiritied (what does that *mean*?) simply cut short their unsuccessful listening experience and move on to something else without bothering to leave an indelible record lasting to the end of time, of how they felt about it. I am impressed that with Christian Fortitude you apparently managed to experience and endure all these negative things right to the end (you DID, right? Otherwise you could not have written with such authority), and managed also to explain to the world at large how you suffered. I am sure that there is nothing pretentious in that. Congratulations.

[@cinnamoncoffeecake5925]

@@ronaldbwoodall2628 But did it not make you feel something intensely? Some of the happiest sounding music sounds happy, sure, but does it make you feel happy? This kind music creates emotion where there is none, and opens up doors that rarely get looked at. I encourage you to find some of the beauty in the darkness of this piece, how it builds tension and eases it off, without ever truly bringing you home. There are some truly triumphant moments here, you should let in some darkness from time to time to make the light as bright as it can be. sidenote, the chords starting at 10:02 are absolutely thrilling

[@reidwhitton6248]

@@cinnamoncoffeecake5925 I don't find it to be all that dark. Sounds rather tame to my ears. Especially compared to early Penderecki. Or the music of Xenakis.