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Exercises in Indulgence

Composer:

Fabian Svensson

Instrumentation:

Piccolo, clarinet, melodica, trombone, violin, electric bass

Years of composition:

2016, revised in 2018

Duration:

13'30''

Program note:

Like so much music from throughout history, Exercises in Indulgence is constructed around the forced marriage of two contrasting musical ideas—in this case, these ideas being a fast and angular, slightly bebop-flavoured lick, and an unapologetically cheesy melody.

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Performances:

24th Oct 2016
Scandinavia House (New York, NY, USA)
Ensemble mise-en
25th Oct 2016
House of Sweden (Washington, D.C., USA)
Ensemble mise-en
10th Nov 2016
Kulturhuset (Stockholm, Sweden)
Ensemble mise-en

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