David Fennessy
Hauptstimme
Short instrumentation: 1 1 1 1 - 0 0 0 0 - Rhodes piano, perc, e.guit, vln, vla, vc, cb
Duration: 17'
Solos:
viola
Instrumentation details:
flute
oboe
bass clarinet in Bb
bassoon
percussion (+t-tom
Pedal bass drum)
electric guitar
Rhodes piano
violin
viola
violoncello
double bass
Fennessy - Hauptstimme for amplified solo viola and ensemble
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David Fennessy
Fennessy: HauptstimmeOrchestration: für verstärkte Solo-Viola und Ensemble
Type: Dirigierpartitur
David Fennessy
Fennessy: HauptstimmeOrchestration: für verstärkte Solo-Viola und Ensemble
Type: Studienpartitur
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Work introduction
The notion of the individual and how he/she contributes or functions in a group setting as well as how that group can meaningfully make a collective statement has been central to a number of my works over the years – starting with graft for string quartet (2000), through to 13 Factories for ensemble (2009). Once again, it seems to be at the core of this new piece for solo viola and ensemble.
For much of the time, the solo viola is buried in a thick ensemble texture with the primary goal merely to be heard. Once it has achieved this, a more complex question emerges – what to say?
David Fennessy