something golden in the night represents a first attempt to transform the traditional concert hall context through an abstract scenography that begins to construct a new context within the framework of a classical concert. A saxophonist is accompanied in their performance by a play of shadows coming from a sculpture, the movement of which is […]
By Chris
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Posted in Works
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Also tagged 2012, electro, saxophone
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This short, two-movement work came out of an earlier work for solo viola, Gaza Cantos, which was written after the invasion of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Defence Forces in December 2008. The title references Amir Nizar Zuabi’s play I am Yusuf and this is my brother, set before and after ‘al Nakba’ in […]
By Chris
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Posted in Withdrawn, Works
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Also tagged 2011, violin
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Chant-cris Notturno/Abschiedslied I Aubade/Abschiedslied II Three Sky Studies, for solo piano, were composed over the course of 2009, with ‘Chant-cris’, a virtuosic scattering of notes inspired by birdsong and Elliott Carter’s Caténaires, acting as a kind of short prelude to the second and third movements, which were written with pianist friends in mind. The first […]
By Chris
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Posted in Works
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Also tagged 2009, audio, piano
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There is no such thing as political music. It is an illusion to think that notes – sounds – can teach you how to behave, be a good citizen or contribute to society. Music is an experience, a celebration of our existence, not a language which can convey meaning. Beauty can be experienced by everyone regardless of political affiliation, […]
By Chris
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Posted in Works
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Also tagged 2009, viola
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Written for Sebastian Grand, 3 Sunsets is made up of three sharply contrasting miniatures aimed at establishing atmospheric vignettes and examining various aspects of contemporary piano technique. Each miniature examines extremes of speed and dynamic in a somewhat alienated, but hopefully ghostly landscape. 3 Sunsets was premiered on November 21 2008 by Sebastian Grand in […]
By Chris
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Posted in Works
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Also tagged 2008, piano
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