general information

composition date
2012
duration
32 min
editor
Edition·S, Copenhague

type

Concertant music (Percussion and ensemble/orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
percussionist

baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, 3 percussionists, harp, electric guitar, viola, cello, double bass

information about the creation

date
July 23, 2012

Allemagne, Darmstadt, 613m2

interpreters

Håkon Stene : percussions, Oslo Sinfonietta.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
amplification, dispositif multimédia (vidéo, lumière)

Program note

Black Box Music is scored for percussion solo, amplified box, 15 instruments and video. The starting point is the classical soloist-conductor, only in this case, the conducting and solo part are one and the same. The setting is a traditional theater stage with curtains, props and lightning, only in this case, the stage is also an instrument. Black Box Music could be said to be a deconstruction of conducting and puppet theater as well as an exploration and exploitation of the audio/visual relations inherent in conducting and staging.




recordings

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Extrait

Composed by Simon Steen-Andersen

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library

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Black Box Music

Composed by Simon Steen-Andersen , concert on June 1, 2019

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library


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