Tongues Enrobed

for bass flute, guitar, piano, 2 timpani (one player), violin and cello
with optional live electronics
composed 1995; duration 13-18 minutes
commissioned by musiana95
dedicated to Ensemble from the East and Norio Sato
world premiere Louisiana (Denmark) 1995
Ensemble from the East; Lars Graugaard – conductor

The music develops from the idea of a huge presence which hardly moves. The sound of two timpani and the interference between them is projected into other instruments which amplify, develop, and temporarily illuminate the dark colours. Attacked sounds evoke expectations of unknown events.

A counterforce emerges and grows, a singing melody rises slowly, and glimpses of light and waves of pulse appear in contrast to the omnipresent waves of darkness, resulting in a breakthrough of contrasts where the timpani stands out clearly articulated in an open space.

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