Tetrapophonic

Basic information

Composer Milaković, Boško
Duration 16 min.
Year of composition 2005
First performance (year) 2005
First performance (venue) Orpheus Festival
First performance (performers) Melos Ethos Ensemble, Marián Lejava (conductor)
Submitter Melos Ethos Ensemble
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Thematic tags
Conductor Obligatory
Soloist(s) ,

Instruments

Musicians 1st player 2nd player
Violin2
Cello1
Flute 1
C
Bassoon 1
Bassoon
Horn (F) 1
Musicians Instruments
Keyboard 1
Piano
Other instruments and playing techniques
Accordion
Equipment
Sound electronics
Visuals

Notes

Programme notes

Some years ago I asked myself, whether it was possible to compose a piece built only on 4 different pitches, a piece, in which the listener would hear not only four pitches, but also sound and silence in perfect harmony, music, in which technique wolud become secondary to an invisible mass filled with spirituality. It is challenge: the composer has to work very strict rules and, at the same time, to operate in a very limited musical space. When the piece is performed at a concert, nobody needs to know what is going on. Only theinvisible mass stays... Boško Milaković

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