Pierre Boulez
*26.03.1925

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Dérive 2
18.05.2012, Copenhagen (DK)

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Pierre Boulez
Dérive 2 | for 11 instruments

Work Details
Year of composition: 1988/2006
Scored for: for 11 instruments
Composer: Pierre Boulez
Instrumentation: c.a, cl, bsn, hn, mar, vib, hp, pno, vln(1), vla(1), vc(1)
Instrumentation details: cor anglais; clarinet in A; bassoon; horn in F; marimba; vibaphon; harp; pno; violin; viola; violoncello
Remarks: Work in progress
Duration (min): 45
Dedication: à Elliott Carter
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World Première
Location: Luzerner Saal Luzern / Switzerland
Date: 14.09.2002
Orchestra: Ensemble Intercontemporain
Conductor: Pierre Boulez
Work Introduction

Dérive 2, dedicated to Elliott Carter on his 80th birthday, was the result of “research into periodicity”. “When I reflected on some of Ligeti’s compositions,” wrote Boulez, “I felt the desire to dedicate myself to some almost theoretical research into periodicity in order to [...]

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