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Work Overview
Zero Sum Game began life as a simple set of chords and an intent to create something fresh and vibrant for the fabulous musicians of Omega Ensemble. Through many versions and re-writes, the piece eventually took shape as one core musical idea travelling through a wide variety of musical contexts, thrown around the ensemble and teased apart in a playful and exploratory manner. The 'game' of the piece sees the five musicians in competition with one another, engaged in a musical tug-of-war as they spar and team up to demand the foreground. Eventually, the high energy and tension of the opening disintegrates, giving way to a section of more delicacy and intimacy in which musical lines overlap and interweave to create subtler textures, before a fiery rush to the finish line.
Work Details
Year: 2021
Instrumentation: Clarinet in B flat, violin, viola, cello, piano.
Duration: 10 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Omega Ensemble.. Commissioned by Omega Ensemble.
First performance: by Omega Ensemble at Omega Ensemble: New Now (Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room) on 4 Dec 2021
Analysis
Resonate article: ISCM World New Music Days 2024: Australian Section selections by Australian Music Centre
Performances of this work
4 Dec 2021: at Omega Ensemble: New Now (Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room). Featuring Omega Ensemble.
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