Audio Sample
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Performance by Sydney Symphony, Alex Briger from the CD Arcs and planes |
Work Overview
The two simple geometric shapes in
the title of Arcs and Planes form the constructional
technique for the whole piece. During the writing, I drew large
diagonal lines across blank manuscript. I then placed notes on
the staves as close as I could to these lines. This method
therefore also determined some of the orchestration. As lines
moved from, say, the low brass up to the high woodwinds, the arc
would be distributed through these instruments in score order. I
also drew straight vertical lines all the way down the manuscript
at certain points and these became short blaring chords, or
planes, in the orchestra.
Work Details
Year: 2009
Instrumentation: 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo & alto flute), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets in A, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contra-bassoon, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion (4 players), harp, strings.
Duration: 12 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by West Australian Symphony Orchestra.. Commissioned by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra as part of the Australia LNG Composer-In-Residence programme 2007-2009
First performance: by West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel at Paul Daniel conducts Beethoven and Ledger (Perth Concert Hall) on 14 May 2009
Analysis
Kit: 2010 Australian music resource kit / Sydney Symphony Education Program
Kit: 2010 Australian composition resource kit / Sydney Symphony Education Program
Performances of this work
17 Mar 10: Sydney Opera House. Featuring Sydney Symphony, Alex Briger.
15 May 2009: at Paul Daniel conducts Beethoven and Ledger (Perth Concert Hall). Featuring West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel.
14 May 2009: at Paul Daniel conducts Beethoven and Ledger (Perth Concert Hall). Featuring West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel.
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