Currier, Sebastian: Bodymusic 25'
for 15 players and electronics
Scoring
1.1.1.1-1.1.1-perc-pft-strings-tape
World Premiere
3/5/2010
Miller Theatre, New York, NY
Argento Chamber Ensemble
Composer's Notes
From the incessant chatter of teens, office workers and instruments alike to the laughter caused by a trumpet exploring modernist rhetoric, or the feeling of uneasy hypochondria caused by hearing one's own heartbeat in the dark; from the sneeze that spreads throughout an ensemble of instruments, to the articulation of language, or of pillow talk after sex, "Bodymusic" explores the intimate connection between our physical selves and the ephemeral, disembodied world of music. Combining a large chamber ensemble with prerecorded samples of everything from hiccups to speech, from walking to singing, "Bodymusic" examines how music ultimately comes from the body, but also how the body can be coordinated, enlivened, calmed and focused by music.
Programme Note
From the incessant chatter of teens, office workers and instruments alike, to the laughter caused by a trumpet exploring modernist rhetoric, or the feeling of uneasy hypochondria caused by hearing one's own heartbeat in the dark, from the sneeze that spreads throughout an ensemble of instruments, to the articulation of language, or of pillow talk after sex, "Bodymusic" explores the intimate connection between our physical selves and the ephemeral, disembodied world of music. Combining a large chamber ensemble with prerecorded samples of everything from hiccups to speech, from walking to singing, "Bodymusic" examines how music ultimately comes from the body, but also how the body can be coordinated, enlivened, calmed and focused by music.
for 15 players and electronics
Scoring
1.1.1.1-1.1.1-perc-pft-strings-tape
World Premiere
3/5/2010
Miller Theatre, New York, NY
Argento Chamber Ensemble
Composer's Notes
From the incessant chatter of teens, office workers and instruments alike to the laughter caused by a trumpet exploring modernist rhetoric, or the feeling of uneasy hypochondria caused by hearing one's own heartbeat in the dark; from the sneeze that spreads throughout an ensemble of instruments, to the articulation of language, or of pillow talk after sex, "Bodymusic" explores the intimate connection between our physical selves and the ephemeral, disembodied world of music. Combining a large chamber ensemble with prerecorded samples of everything from hiccups to speech, from walking to singing, "Bodymusic" examines how music ultimately comes from the body, but also how the body can be coordinated, enlivened, calmed and focused by music.
Programme Note
From the incessant chatter of teens, office workers and instruments alike, to the laughter caused by a trumpet exploring modernist rhetoric, or the feeling of uneasy hypochondria caused by hearing one's own heartbeat in the dark, from the sneeze that spreads throughout an ensemble of instruments, to the articulation of language, or of pillow talk after sex, "Bodymusic" explores the intimate connection between our physical selves and the ephemeral, disembodied world of music. Combining a large chamber ensemble with prerecorded samples of everything from hiccups to speech, from walking to singing, "Bodymusic" examines how music ultimately comes from the body, but also how the body can be coordinated, enlivened, calmed and focused by music.
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