Lizard Point
for tenor recorder, accordion, percussion and violoncello (2018)
Nomen est omen. To sum up the mystery: «Der Name ist Programm».
«Lizard Point» was written in 2018 for the EXPAN quartet to be performed at the EXPAN festival 2018 in Spittal an der Drau / Carinthia. On the one hand the piece was inspired by the structure of computer languages. Its musical form is infused with if … then conditions and do … while loops. Thus the piece will differ in its shape from performance to performance. On the other hand I included a short section where the musicians are asked to improvise—for the very first time in my compositions. Perhaps I was looking for a way to combine mechanical patterns with liberalness and linked both instances with abstruse humour. At any rate, the piece is all about celebrating the principles of chamber music: playing together and reacting to whatever is happening on the stage.
Besides, Lizard Point is the most southerly point on mainland Great Britain.
INSTRUMENTATION:
tenor recorder, accordion, percussion (1 player), violoncello
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS:
vibraphone, glockenspiel, wood blocks, tam tam
DURATION:
7 minutes
PERFORMANCE MATERIAL:
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PREMIERE:
November 24, 2018 • Spittal an der Drau, Schloss Porcia • EXPAN Quartet • Helga Jantscher, recorder • Christoph Hofer, accordion • Robert Rasch, violoncello • Igor Gross, percussion •
PERFORMANCES:
- February 4, 2019 • Radio Ö1, Zeit-Ton • EXPAN Quartet • Helga Jantscher, recorder • Christoph Hofer, accordion • Robert Rasch, violoncello • Igor Gross, percussion
- March 27, 2019 • Villach, Musikschule • EXPAN Quartet • Helga Jantscher, recorder • Christoph Hofer, accordion • Robert Rasch, violoncello • Igor Gross, percussion •
RECORDING:
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