Chiaroscuro (for SATB Choir)

In painting, chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. "Chiaroscuro", an a capella SATB work from American composer P. F. Strohm, contrasts the effects of light in three movements: 1) "Light", which imagines the first use of speech to describe the feeling of light; 2) "Shadows", written from the view of a thoughtful prisoner in Plato's Allegory of the Cave; and 3) "Faded Figure", which presents the musings of a pentimento figure in a painting who was first visible then covered over by the artist in pursuit of chiaroscuro effects. You or your mixed choir may see other allegories--try "Chiaroscuro" and see what they say! The score includes rehearsal piano. The level of difficulty is Medium. Performance time is 4:52. Member, ASCAP.