Work
Gouttes d'un sang etranger (spoken voice with chamber ensemble and pre-recorded sound)
by Felicity Wilcox (2014)
Also known as: Drops of foreign blood
Audio Sample
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Performance by Ironwood Chamber Ensemble, Ensemble Offspring from the CD Uncovered Ground |
CD
Uncovered Ground : Collected Chamber Works / Felicity Wilcox.
Library shelf no. CD 3201 [Not for loan]
Work Details
Year: 2014
Instrumentation: Viola da gamba, saxophones: baritone/tenor/alto/soprano, spoken word, CD with electronic interludes, laptop running video and stills for AV.
Duration: 70 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Virtuosic passages, Baroque performance practice required, interaction with multimedia.
Dedication note: For my grandmother, Valerie Louat
Commission note: World premiere performance commissioned by Vivid Sydney and Seymour Centre, for New Wave Sound, June 2014
First performance: by Anthea Cottee, Nathan Henshaw, Felicity Wilcox — Jun 14. Vivid-New Wave Sound, Seymour Centre, Sydney
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc associated with this work:
Baroque, French Suite, Marin Marais, new music, multimedia, interdisciplinary.
Contains quotation and 'recomposition' of Marin Marais's piece, "Suite d'un Gout Etranger" 1717.
Analysis
Resonate article: Uncovered Ground by Felicity Wilcox
Performances of this work
Jun 14: Vivid-New Wave Sound, Seymour Centre, Sydney. Featuring Anthea Cottee, Nathan Henshaw, Felicity Wilcox.
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