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Zoom and zip : for string orchestra / Elena Kats-Chernin.
Library shelf no. Q 784.7/KAT 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
Zoom and Zip (1997) for strings is based on an offbeat
rhythm over which clearly outlined melodies are heard. There are
no direct quotes here but, like most of my pieces, this piece
draws on memories of having heard something as a child in Russia.
Zoom and Zip has some of the typical Russian harmonic and melodic
twists, especially in the first half.
The main idea behind the piece was this heavy and relentless
motion which gives way to a kind of nostalgic and romantic
melody. The two materials eventually collide and co-exist at the
same time. The title has to do with very small cells being
augmented or reduced to their minimum and comes from everyday
computer language.
Work Details
Year: 1997
Instrumentation: String orchestra (min.5.5.3.3.1).
Duration: 13 min.
Commission note: Commissioned by Australian Chamber Orchestra.. Commissioned funds provided by the ANZ Music Fellowship.
First performance: by Australian Chamber Orchestra — 23 May 98. Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
Performances of this work
22 Jul 2010: at Barefoot Fiddler (Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC)). Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
22 Jul 10: Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Wollongong. Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
21 Jul 10: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney. Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
20 Jul 2010: at Barefoot Fiddler (City Recital Hall). Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
19 Jul 2010: at Barefoot Fiddler (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
18 Jul 2010: at Barefoot Fiddler (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
17 Jul 2010: at Barefoot Fiddler (City Recital Hall). Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
14 Jul 2010: at Barefoot Fiddler (Perth Concert Hall). Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
13 Jul 2010: at Barefoot Fiddler (Adelaide Town Hall). Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
11 Jul 2010: at Barefoot Fiddler (Melbourne Town Hall). Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
11 Jul 10: featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
10 Jul 2010: at Barefoot Fiddler (Llewellyn Hall ANU School of Music). Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
8 Jul 2010: at Barefoot Fiddler (Newcastle City Hall). Featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Australian Chamber Orchestra.
8 May 2010: at MSO: Kats-Chernin, Birtwistle etc. (The Malthouse). Featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey.
23 May 98: Llewellyn Hall, Canberra. Featuring Australian Chamber Orchestra.
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