Sheet Music: ScoreBlue silence : for string quartet / Elena Kats-Chernin.by Elena Kats-Chernin (2006)
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Blue Silence was written for an exhibition in New South
Wales, devoted to artists suffering schizophrenia, called "For
Matthew and Others". It was commissioned by Joan Sutherland
Performing Arts Centre and had its premiere in September 2006. At
the base of the piece (which incidentally starts similarly to the
way my piece Mythic for orchestra 2004 ends) is a
4-chord progression, very simple and minimal.
A person with schizophrenia hears voices, which can be very
disturbing, there is a yearning for silence. I wrote this work so
that my son Alex who suffers from the illness can listen to
calmness, meditation. It's called Blue Silence because blue is
sometimes associated with healing. Original version was for
Violoncello and Piano. There are also versions for a) Piano solo
and b) for 4 Clarinets c) Flute and Piano d) clarinet and piano
e) clarinet/cello and piano (made for Rachel Scott in February
2009) f) harp and cello ( a slightly shorter version, for Alice
Giles and David Pereira in Jan. 09)
In February 2009 I was compelled to do one more arrangement of it for Rachel Scott, for clarinet, cello and piano. In this arrangement there is a lot of interplay and echo between the single line instruments, i.e. they are not playing a lot together, rather one after the other.
Published by: Australian Music Centre (under licence from Boosey & Hawkes) — 1 score (7p. -- A4 (portrait))
Typeset edition.
This edition produced 21 Jun 13.
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Parts: Blue silence : for string quartet / Elena Kats-Chernin.
CD: Blue silence : complete works for string quartet / Elena Kats-Chernin ; Acacia Quartet.
CD: Works by Stephen Lalor, Lachlan Skipworth, Elena Kats-Chernin, Peter Sculthorpe.
This work also exists as the following versions:
- Piano Trios
- Chamber music
- Violin with piano
- Solo Harp
- Trios: Percussion, string, woodwind
- Cello with piano
- Solo Piano
- Clarinet with piano
- Trios: Clarinet, piano, cello
- String orchestra
- Duos: Bass clarinet, marimba
- Solo Flute
- Quartets: 4 Clarinets
- Flute with piano
- Viola with piano
- Browse other works published by Australian Music Centre (under licence from Boosey & Hawkes)
- Browse other works for String Quartets
- Browse other works by Elena Kats-Chernin
Analysis & Media
- Kit: Inventing Elena : the music of Elena Kats-Chernin / music resource kit by Mark Grandison
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