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Work Overview
This work is inspired by the Wunderkammer that first sprung up around Europe in the 16th Century. The first movement explores a musical representation of the Alchemical Handbell, housed in a collection owned by King Rudolf II. Constructed from seven metal alloys and inscribed with a mysterious cypher, it was said to have been able to summon spirits if rung in a certain way. The second movement draws from sirens and mermaids rumoured to have been kept as anatomical specimens by the medical men of the era. The final movement takes inspiration from the perpetual motion machines displayed in Athanasius Kircher's Museo Kircheriano in Rome.
Work Details
Year: 2024
Instrumentation: 2 Flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets in B flat(1st doubling clarinet in E flat, 2nd doubling bass clarinet), bassoon, contrabassoon, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion (vibraphone, glockenspiel, tubular bells, bass drum, 4 tom-toms x 4 (floor, low, medium, high), snare drum, 2 temple blocks, tam-tam, suspended cymbal) harp, strings (bass with C Extension)
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.. Commissioned by the TSO in honour of Tim Bugg AM
First performance: by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Eivind Aadland — 15 Nov 24. Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Performances of this work
15 Nov 24: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart. Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Eivind Aadland.
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