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Escher Portraits : [eScore] / James Ledger.
Work Overview
Escher Portraits is an ongoing multi-movement work. As of June 2017, there are three movements. Ultimately, I hope to have six, seven or even more movements where the amount and order of movements can be varied by the ensemble.
Work Details
Year: 2014
Instrumentation: Violin (doubling harmonica in F), viola (doubling harmonica in D), cello (doubling harmonica in C) piano (doubling harmonica in E).
Duration: 13 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: Metamorphosen Fragment I -- House of Stairs -- Metamorphosen - Fragment II
Commission note: "House of Stairs" (a movement from the work) was commissioned by Patrick Murphy for the White Halo Ensemble with funding from the University of Queensland.
First performance: by Darlington String Quartet — 18 Aug 17. Callaway Auditorium, University of Western Australia
Subjects
- Inspired by: Visual arts works
Performances of this work
18 Aug 17: Callaway Auditorium, University of Western Australia. Featuring Darlington String Quartet.
5 Apr 17: Customs House, Brisbane. Featuring White Halo Ensemble.
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