David Fennessy
*01.01.1976

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David Fennessy
The sound inside a seashell is not really the sea | for ensemble and electronics

Work Details
Year of composition: 2007
Scored for: for ensemble and electronics
Composer: David Fennessy
Instrumentation details: picc, 2 perc (amplified), pf, va, vc, electronis
Duration (min): 13

Licensing: Licensing Request

World Première
Location: Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main / Germany
Date: 06.10.2007
Orchestra: Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie
Conductor: Nacho de Paz
Work Introduction

Listening … and listening … and listening.

Having amassed hours of recordings from my exploratory sessions with the musicians of the IEMA my first task was to listen back to them all. And listen again – and again.

I knew that somewhere there were connections, things in common (though [...]


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