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13 Angels (Ein jeder Engel ist schrecklich) for flute/piccolo, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello, and electroacoustics
RSN:
58572
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Composition Date:
2002
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Revision Date:
N/A
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Duration:
Not Provided
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Cataloguing Information
Call Number
MI 9215 W753ang
Genre
Chamber Ensemble (2-9 Performers) with Electronics / Multi-Media, Woodwind(s) / Keyboard(s) / Bowed String(s)
Material Type
Print-music
Acquisition Date
2007-10-30
Library Collection Publisher / Label
Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
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Additional Information
Flute / Piccolo Bb Clarinet Piano Percussion (Marimba, Vibraphone, 1 Maraca, Plastic Bag, Paper, Police Whistle, Bowed Suspended Cymbal) Violin Violoncello Electroacoustics (available from the composer)
Master Location
Toronto
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Physical Description
Found 2 record(s)
Available Actions
Extent of Item
6 parts ([43] p.) ;
1 score (55 p.) ; 22 x 28 cm.
Instrumentation
Found 8 record(s)
Available Actions
Set No.
Category
Instrument
Number
31107
Woodwinds
Flute
1
31107
Woodwinds
Clarinet
1
31107
Keyboard
Piano
1
31107
Percussion
Other percussion
1
31107
Strings, bowed
Violin
1
31107
Strings, bowed
Violoncello
1
31107
Electronic
Tape / Fixed media
1
31107
Electronic
Computer / Live Electronics
1
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Divided
No
Solo
No
Premiere
12/11/2002, Music Gallery, Toronto; Continuum, conductor: Patrick Gallois
'Every angel is terrible,' wrote Rilke, and the notion that beauty and fear flow so easily into one another is a compelling one. I've long been interested in the idea of that which is possibly beautiful. To seek out new beauty is I believe fundamental to living in a whole way, and I find the commonplace fear of such discoveries to be one of the odder aspects of human nature.
'Only someone who is ready for everything, who excludes nothing, not even the most enigmatical, will live the relation to another as something alive and will himself draw exhaustively from his own existence.' My feelings on this are perhaps less romantic than Rilke's; it seems to me that remaining open to possibilities which to some extent exclude the ego is important to this process. As such I have tried to remember both musically and generally that beauty can be found in both simplicity and complexity, and indeed that either one can lead to the other with astonishing clarity and an efficacy which exceeds the limits imposed by one's intellect.
Such thoughts were in my mind during the composition of this piece. It consists of a series of episodes, somewhat related, but not in what might be considered a traditional development. These 'angels' are perhaps not so terrible in their aspect, but they nevertheless reflect for me the latest finds in an ongoing exploration of what might be beautiful, which is, as Rilke wrote, 'as close to terror as we all can endure.'
Commissioned by: Continuum
Found 4 record(s)
Available Actions
CMC Location
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Copy Status
Circulation Status
Number of Copies
Toronto
01TO58572
In Circulation
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1
Montréal
01MO58572
In Circulation
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1
Calgary
01CA58572
In Circulation
-
1
Vancouver
01VA58572
In Circulation
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1
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