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Melancholia

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Melancholia : for four percussionists and thirty-six found objects / Andrián Pertout

by Andrián Pertout (2009)

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  • Instrumentation: Kit 1: Large Metal Tray, Medium Small Metal Cooking Pot, Large Block of Wood, Medium Small Block of Wood, Large Teapot, Medium Small Teacup; Kit 2: Large Water Bottle (Low Pitch), Large Water Bottle (High Pitch), Large Block of Wood, Medium Small Block of Wood, Large Wine Glass (Low Pitch), Large Wine Glass (High Pitch); Kit 3: Large Plastic Bottle, Medium Small Plastic Bottle, Large Nesquik Chocolate Can, Medium Small Aluminium Beer Can, Large Block of Wood, Medium Small Block of Wood; Kit 4: Medium Large Metal Tray, Small Metal Cooking Pot, Medium Large Block of Wood, Small Block of Wood, Medium Large Ceramic Plate, Small Ceramic Plate: Kit 5: Small Water Bottle (Low Pitch), Small Water Bottle (High Pitch), Medium Large Block of Wood, Small Block of Wood, Small Wine Glass (Low Pitch), Small Wine Glass (High Pitch); Kit 6: Medium Large Plastic Bottle, Small Plastic Bottle, Medium Large Nesquik Chocolate Can, Small Aluminium Beer Can, Medium Large Block of Wood, Small Block of Wood.

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    Performance by Jasmine Chen, Laurence MacFarlane from the CD La flor en la colina


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Melancholia was especially composed for Australian percussion ensemble Speak Percussion.

The work serves as an exploration of the musical properties of Albrecht Dürer's Melancholia 1 (1514) 4×4 magic square and investigates its potential for structural indeterminacy. The magic square is firstly presented within the metrical scheme in its original form (rows 1 to 4: 16+3+2+13, 5+10+11+8, 9+6+7+12 and 4+15+14+1), to be then followed by an additional seven rotations and reflections (270% rotation, 180% rotation, 90% rotation, horizontal reflection, vertical reflection, right diagonal, left diagonal). In the 32-bar score, each player is presented with an 8-module structure and 8 staves of music with materials that (as a 2-stave set) may be interpreted horizontally, vertically and diagonally, as well as another 30 unique combinations. The compositional strategy allows for each 4-bar module to be repeated 3, 5 or 7 times, with freedom to overlap materials (from one 4-bar module to the next) up until the closing 4-bar module. The pitch material (assigned to Player 1 and 2) consists of an 8-note series based on an arrangement of the common three bells 'change-ringing' sequence - effectively 123, 213, 231, 321, 312, and 132 transformed into four-note loops. The pitch series begins with 1232 and 2131, and is then followed by the extension 2313 and 2131, to be concluded with an inversion of this expanded 16-note series (3212, 2313, 2131 and 2313). In the next 32-note set, further combinations are then introduced (3121 and 1323 and extension 3121 and 3212), and finally, the inversion of this second expanded 16-note series is presented (1323, 3121, 1323 and 1232). The same 64 pitches are also assigned to Player 3 and 4, but allocated to each separate part (two sets of 8 staves of music for Player 1-2 and 3-4) as a 32-note series in reverse. With regards to rhythm, all polyrhythmic ratios between 1 and 16 not greater than 1 have been systematically utilized within the rhythmic framework of the composition.

Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score (16p. -- A3 (landscape))

Difficulty: Advanced — Professional

Duration: 20 mins

First performance 7 Jan 12. ‘Acousmatic’ Premiere: Goethe-Institut Santiago, XI Festival Internacional de Música Electroacústica de Santiago – Ai-maako 2011 (11th International Festival of Electroacoustic Music of Santiago), Santiago, Chile

Includes programme notes and performance notes.

Composer's no.: 406

Typeset edition.

This edition produced 2013.

ISMN: 979-0-67309-782-7

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- Duos: 2 Percussion

 

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