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- Arne Nordheim
Vevnad (1993)
- Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen (World)
Premiered October 2 1993 at Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum
Programme Note
Mitt lille verk "Vevnad" for violoncello, trombone og disklavier må gjerne oppfattes som et dobbelt sett med anakronismer. Mens celloen og trombonen opprettholder et godt forhold til fortiden og lar dette farge av på selve klaverklangen, tar klaverets eget figurasjonsverk og akkordbredd i bruk de elektroniske muligheter som dette eiendommelige instrument har å by på. Det resulterer i en klaversats som til tider er uspillig av menneskehånd møtes med en velprøvet og avgrenset oppførselsespraksis fra fjernere tider.
Ingen stor filosofi men for klaveret til gjengjeld en masse uspillelige figurasjoner i elegant og problemfri digital fingersettig mot de blåste og strøkne klanger.
"Vevnad" betyr det det betyr, og verket er skrevet til Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseums 100-års jubileum i oktober 1993.
- Arne Nordheim
My little composition "Vevnad" for cello, trombone and disklavier could be considered as a double set with added anachronisms. The cello and trombone maintains a proper relationship with the past, influencing the timbre of the piano. However, the virtuosic figurations and demanding chord usage found in the piano part is realised only by means of the electronic possibilities of the disklavier. The result is a collision between an established and highly successful performance practice of a bygone era and a piano part that is virtually unplayable by the human hands. The work is not a result of groundbreaking philosophical thinking, but rather displays the encounter between elegant digitalized piano figurations and the sound of blown and bowed instruments.
The meaning of the title "Vevnad" (Weaving) is fairly obvious, and the work is written on occasion of 100 year anniversary of the Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum in October 1993.
- Arne Nordheim (translation Stephan Nørklit Roed)
Ingen stor filosofi men for klaveret til gjengjeld en masse uspillelige figurasjoner i elegant og problemfri digital fingersettig mot de blåste og strøkne klanger.
"Vevnad" betyr det det betyr, og verket er skrevet til Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseums 100-års jubileum i oktober 1993.
- Arne Nordheim
My little composition "Vevnad" for cello, trombone and disklavier could be considered as a double set with added anachronisms. The cello and trombone maintains a proper relationship with the past, influencing the timbre of the piano. However, the virtuosic figurations and demanding chord usage found in the piano part is realised only by means of the electronic possibilities of the disklavier. The result is a collision between an established and highly successful performance practice of a bygone era and a piano part that is virtually unplayable by the human hands. The work is not a result of groundbreaking philosophical thinking, but rather displays the encounter between elegant digitalized piano figurations and the sound of blown and bowed instruments.
The meaning of the title "Vevnad" (Weaving) is fairly obvious, and the work is written on occasion of 100 year anniversary of the Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum in October 1993.
- Arne Nordheim (translation Stephan Nørklit Roed)