Portrait parle
(2006)for violin (alternate flute, or alternate clarinet), cello, and piano
Duration: 13'
Scoring
pft, vln, vlc
Abbreviations (PDF)
Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
Composer's Notes
This tableau from the French Police Department around 1900 was used to identify persons. It is divided into twelve sections, each representing a part of the face. Each section includes up to forty small photographs, which illustrate in detail different types of ears, eyelids, chins, noses, etc. This board is only a poetic trigger. The harmonic material is derived from clusters.
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