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Bee-Sharp Honeybee : performed by the Sunwrae String Orchestra / Rae Howell.
Version: This product features the String orchestra version of this work
Work Overview
Bee-Sharp Honeybee is a music-science creation project exploring and magnifying the subtle sounds of the bee buzz, where scientific data in the form of field recordings and frequency graphs were used to compose new music for string quartet.
Work Details
Year: 2017
Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, cello.
Duration: 20 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Dedication note: For the bees
First performance: by Laurels String Quartet at The Pollinator Party (Lyndale Park Gardens (Minneapolis, USA)) on 27 Jul 2017
A combination of experimental, improvised and notated music with hand-illustrated graphic scores, exploring rhythm and pitch variations of a day in the life of bees.
Winner of the 2017 Finzi Trust Award.
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Improvisatory Music
- Has as subject/About: Graphic Notation
- Has as subject/About: Experimental music
Performances of this work
2 Nov 2019: at Bee-Sharp Honeybee (Natimuk Frinj Festival, Natimuk Silos ). Featuring Sunwrae String Orchestra, Rae Howell.
27 Jul 2017: at The Pollinator Party (Lyndale Park Gardens (Minneapolis, USA)). Featuring Laurels String Quartet.
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