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From the CD Elena Kats-Chernin. Vol. 5. |
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Work Overview
"Torque" is about the process of gear shifting, acceleration and
deceleration and the momentum that is generated by this
power.
The work is made up of a mixture of musical styles or gears, all
of which share an edginess and drive which at times borders on
the motoric. Having just lost my car due to a damaged gearbox I
had become interested in how much we need a car and its engine in
life.
I wanted to write a piece that gave a powerful sense of musical
momentum. I used angular rhythms (often borrowed from Tango) and
wild gestures to give the impression of a human musical machine,
whose pistons are made of fingers and bow arms, that would drive
this piece until the rivets began to pop and the rubber started
to burn.
Fittingly the day I finished the work, a new white car arrived on
my doorstep.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Work Details
Year: 2002
Instrumentation: Accordion, piano, solo violin, strings.
Duration: 15 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Analysis
Resonate article: 2012 Art Music Awards - comments by judging panels by Australian Music Centre
Performances of this work
Unknown date: featuring Tamara Cizlowska, Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra, James Crabb.
13 May 2011: at Danish String Quartet (Albert Hall, Canberra). Featuring Andreas Borregaard, Lara St John, Tamara Anna Cislowska, Justin Bullock, Danish String Quartet.
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