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Vesica piscis for string orchestra
RSN:
53527
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Composition Date:
2003
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Revision Date:
2023
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Duration:
00:15:00
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Cataloguing Information
Call Number
MI 1500 R988ves 2003
Genre
String Orchestra
Material Type
Print-music
Acquisition Date
2005-01-11
Library Collection Publisher / Label
Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
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Additional Information
String orchestra: 6/6/4/4/2. Includes performance notes. Commissioned by CBC Radio Music for the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Photocopy; master of score at CMC Toronto.
Master Location
Toronto
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Physical Description
Found 2 record(s)
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Extent of Item
11 parts ([129] p.) ;
1 score (ii, 29 p.) ; 36 cm.
Instrumentation
Daniels Instrumentation
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Found 1 record(s)
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Instrument
Number
28083
Larger ensemble
String orchestra
1
Divided
No
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No
The vesica piscis (rhymes with "Jessica Crisis") is a figure found in Sacred Geometry. It is formed by two identical circles which are overlapped so that the circumference of each one touches the centre of the other. The almond-shaped intersection is the vesica. Examples of it abound in art and architecture, especially in garden designs, mosaics, and religious imagery. The vesica piscis is thought to symbolise the idea of "seeing eye-to-eye," the intersection that represents the mutual understanding of two equal individuals.
It is this idea of balance, symmetry, and common ground that inspired my musical imagination. The shape and curve of the circles, and the spaces within them, are represented sonically through register, density and pitch reflections, and visually through the "choreography" of movement which expands and contracts across the ensemble. The central section of the piece, the vesica itself, becomes more intimate through the use of four soloists, while the accompanying players rearticulate the outline. The second circle is not a mere duplication of the first, however -- these two equal individuals bring unique perspectives to the shared musical ideas. As the piece draws to a close, we realise that we began at the end, as the opening measures are heard again, and the eternal cycle continues.
Found 4 record(s)
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Montréal
01MO53527
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1
Vancouver
01VA53527
In Circulation
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1
Calgary
01CA53527
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1
Toronto
01TO53527
In Circulation
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1
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