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In Tempus Praesens (In the Present Time). (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Violin and Piano Reduction). By Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-). String. Book only. 76 pages. Sikorski #SIK8583. Published by Sikorski.
Gubaidulinas second violin concerto, in tempus praesens, includes material built around the numbers three and one, important to the composer as theyre derived from the sacred trinity. For Gubaidulina, a metaphor for the present simultaneously stands for variety in unity.