gerelateerde werken
Dirt to Gold : for chamber orchestra / Brendan Faegre
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Groot ensemble (12 of meer spelers)
Bezetting:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2trp trb trb-b timp perc hp 2vln vla vc db
Antarctica : for string trio and chamber orchestra / Christian Blaha
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Groot ensemble (12 of meer spelers)
Bezetting:
vn-solo vla-solo vc-solo 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg timp 2vn vla vc db
Volkskrant contrapunt : for large ensemble, 1996 / Martijn Padding
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Groot ensemble (12 of meer spelers); Orkest
Bezetting:
1221 4sax 2220 4perc hp pf synth 2vl vla vc cb / str
Wals : voor 12 instrumentalisten, 1979/80 / Geert van Keulen
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Groot ensemble (12 of meer spelers)
Bezetting:
2panfl 0000 2sax 0000 2perc 2g-b 2pf 2el.pf
compositie
Dirt to Gold : for chamber orchestra / Brendan Faegre
Overige auteurs:
Faegre, Brendan
(Componist)
Toelichting:
“…there were possibilities within the limitations of everyday life, with the things that we look at that are disposable. Our lives can seem so limited and uneventful, but these things can be transformed. We can appoint ourselves to be – to be alchemists, turning shit into gold.” - Beck Hansen
Dirt to Gold tries to do just that, to take “worthless” sounds, sonic junk, and transform them into powerful, meaningful music. This transformation happens many times throughout the piece, and on many different levels. Abrasive thumps and squeaks crystallize into cool grooves, ever-shifting rhythms gradually settle into clear patterns, and aluminum foil makes several high-profile appearances in the orchestra.
When Roger approached me about writing a piece for the Debut Orchestra, my first task was to find an interesting connection between my own musical interests and that of Debut’s home in Los Angeles. This connection came in the form of my teenage infatuation with the music of L.A.’s Beck Hansen, particularly his album Odelay. Inspired by his ideas and music, I composed a work that marries Beck’s rebellious energy with my own musical language.
Brendan Faegre