gerelateerde werken
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Gemengd ensemble (2-12 spelers)
Bezetting:
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Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Groot ensemble (12 of meer spelers)
Bezetting:
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Tut-Ankh-Amen's tomb : for large ensemble, 1993 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Groot ensemble (12 of meer spelers)
Bezetting:
3330 4sax 4661 3perc drums el.g g-b el.org synth
Static motion : for 13 players, 1992 / Jan Rokus van Roosendael
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
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Bezetting:
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compositie
Dirt to Gold : for chamber orchestra / Brendan Faegre
Auteur(s):
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