Work Overview
Panah takes as its starting point the sound of several Russian bells, and musically explores the different partials within these sounds; much of the music is made up of fragments which appear and recur. The music aims to express a sense of the numinous that bell sounds can create, a sense of an appearing of divine glory hidden in the world. Panah is a Hebrew word which means to turn, to show one's face, to appear.
Work Details
Year: 2007
Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B flat, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion (1 player), harp, strings (5.4.3.3.2).
Duration: 8 min.
Difficulty: Medium
First performance: by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Scott Parkman — 3 Sep 08. Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
Performances of this work
3 Sep 08: Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. Featuring New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Scott Parkman.
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