Five Obsessive Movements
Composer:
Fabian SvenssonInstrumentation:
Melodica, toy piano, string quartetYear of composition:
2022Duration:
15'Movements:
1. Spiky
2. Bouncy
3. Plunky
4. Earthy
5. Lullaby
2. Bouncy
3. Plunky
4. Earthy
5. Lullaby
Program note:
In Five Obsessive Movements, the string quartet is expanded with a melodica and a toy piano. I have written plenty of music for toy instruments before, but this is the first time I’m combining them with an ensemble as traditional and well-respected as the string quartet.
As can be gleaned from the title, the piece is divided into five movements, each of them fairly brief and focusing monomaniacally on a single, distinct musical idea. The energy level is kept relentlessly high throughout, until in the last movement everything finally comes to a rest.
As can be gleaned from the title, the piece is divided into five movements, each of them fairly brief and focusing monomaniacally on a single, distinct musical idea. The energy level is kept relentlessly high throughout, until in the last movement everything finally comes to a rest.
First performance:
12th Oct 2022Gamla bíó (Reykjavík, Iceland)
Siggi String Quartet, Ásthildur Ákadóttir, Erna Vala Arnardóttir
