Wolfgang Rihm
Will Sound
Short instrumentation: 1 1 0 1 - 1 1 1 0 - perc(3), acc, pno, alto sax, t.sax, vln, vla, vc, cb
Duration: 7'
Dedication: geschrieben für das Ensemble "Alarm Will Sound", New York
Instrumentation details:
flute (+picc)
oboe
bassoon
alto saxophone in Eb
tenor saxophone in Bb
horn in F
trumpet in C
trombone
1st percussion
2nd percussion
3rd percussion
piano
accordion
violin
viola
violoncello
contrabass
Rihm - Will Sound for ensemble
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Work introduction
Having been asked to write a text on Will Sound, here is one ...why...old duty...
Something will sound because it wishes to sound. The composer acts upon its will to be and notes down the spaces in between. There emerges a form, which is the imprint of the energy that demands a form for itself. An imprint? Yes, a trace, a coagulated shadow. Just as this text is an imprint of the will not to write it. I don't understand this. Just as well... It's better to listen to the piece. It is short. It will sound...
Wolfgang Rihm