KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen
ENSEMBLE MUSIKFABRIK: PITCH 43_TUNING THE COSMOS
As this music could not be played on traditional instruments, he simply invented his own. Partch’s instruments are objects of considerable dimensions and their sonic appeal is equalled by their sculptural fascination. The instrument collection is housed as a well-guarded treasure in the American city of Seattle, and up until now, Partch’s music remained a legend in Europe. In an extensive effort, the Ensemble Musikfabrik ordered the construction of replicas of the entire 40-part collection, thereby creating the possibility of presenting Partch’s sensuous world of sound to European audiences. In cooperation with the organisers of this project, individual composers were commissioned to write a work for Partch’s instruments to be played alongside the compositions of the inventor. The KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen selected Carola Bauckholt, a composer whose musical concepts display a number of references to Harry Partch.
Harry Partch: And on the Seventh Day Petals Fell in Petaluma (1963-1966)
Carola Bauckholt
: Voices for Harry Partch (UA)
Caspar Johannes Walter
: Enharmonic Flux (2014/2015)
CONDUCTOR Clement Power
SOUND ENGENEERING Paul Jeukendrup
CONSTRUCTION OF INSTRUMENTS Thomas Meixner
DURATION ca. 90 minutes / incl. interval
PRICE GROUP C (40/30/20 | red. 35/25/15)
Composition commission by the KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen issued to Carola Bauckholt funded by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung
Composition commission by the Ensemble Musikfabrik and Kunststiftung NRW issued to Caspar Johannes Walter
Ensemble Musikfabrik receives support from the federal state North Rhine-Westphalia.
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