Work Overview
I started research for this piece in the beginning of 2010. I
studied particle behaviour, the search for the Higgs Boson,
astrophysics, the universe and it's dimensions and the behaviour
of time. My intention was to find a master plan that would
generate the behaviour of each musical line.
From the beginning I knew it was going to be a piece for chamber
orchestra consisting of only solo instruments. Single winds, just
a marimba and only 19 strings to avoid the massive sound puddles
in the string sections.
I wanted to back away as a directing force in the creation of
this piece from a need to write an abstract piece and have
mathematics, chance or whatever formal design construct the
piece.
It was a great journey, but without finding the intended goal.
Finally I decided to just start writing, though acknowledging I
was influenced by my self-inflicted brainwash, using a little
cell of fast notes as a building block. And so the piece came
into existence in about 4 weeks at the beginning of 2011.
Work Details
Year: 2011
Instrumentation: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, marimba, 9 violins, 5 violas, 3 cellos, 2 double basses.
Duration: 9 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — All instrumentalists are to be soloists, there is no doubling of parts
The composer states this work is quite abstract, not romantic at all.
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