One Movement and Five Miniatures

Title
One Movement and Five Miniatures
for harpsichord, live-electronics and ensemble
Category
Ensemble/Chamber Orchestra with Soloist(s)
mit Cembalo
Number of performers
13
Instrumentation
1.1.1.1 – 1.1.1.0 – Perc – Cem solo (amplified) – 1.0.1.1.1
Composition year(s)
2006–2009
World premiere
UA der ersten Fassung: 22.4.2007 CBSO Centre, Birmingham (UK).<br>UA der revidierten Neufassung: 9.10.2009, Graz, musikprotokoll im Steirischen Herbst, Helmut List Halle (A).
1.1.1.1 – 1.1.1.0 – Perc – Cem solo (amplified) – 1.0.1.1.1
Movements
I. Movement (Part I): (Tempo poco rubato) – attacca:
II. Miniature #1: Delicate and precise (tempo pochissimo rubato) – attacca:
III. Miniature #2: Bizarre and whimsical (poco meno mosso, tempo non rubato) – attacca:
IV. Miniature #3: Calm and intimate (tempo poco rubato) – attacca:
V. Miniature #4: Sharp and trenchant (tempo non rubato) – attacca:
VI. Miniature #5: Odd and eerie (tempo poco rubato)
Commissioner
Johannes Maria Staud
Comment of the composer on the work
Neufassung 2009: Kompositionsauftrag des Klangforum Wien anlässlich des Jubiläums: 25 Jahre Klangforum.
Publisher
Universal Edition
Johannes Maria Staud