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Océano
Conductor's score and parts on hire
978-0-19-356408-4
25 November 2004
Price: Available on request
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A single movement work for orchestra Forces or CategoryFull orchestraDuration14 minutesDifficultyDifficultOrchestrationpicc, 2 fl, 2 ob, ca, 2 cl, bcl, 2 bn, cbn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, 4 perc (picc dr, TD, 2 BD, tam, glock, claves, marac, 4 tom, 2 sus cym (med, large), cas, sleighbells, 4 bongs, tamb, 2 congas, tri, 5 w blks), hp,
strProgramme NotesInspired by different oceanic states, the piece evokes the calm of the ocean both as a physical phenomenon and as a metaphor for timelessness, combined with the ever unpredictable forces of nature and translated into turbulence and drama. Aiming to reconcile the timeless with the unpredictable, the ocean, always different yet always the same, also appears in some sections to be represented in the notion of imperceptible change.
Moving towards a 'sub-aquatic' sound, the music constantly reiterates descending fragments in which the natural order of harmonics is inverted: fast moving low registers, high sounds in slow motion, as if seen through a mirror that, like the
ocean, reflects the world, whilst distorting it.
Océano is above all a study in dynamics; a sea of unequal dynamics, and a pattern of sporadic breathing, simulating the oscillating movement of the waves.
© Gabriel Erkoreka, October 2004
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Gabriel Erkoreka (b.1969) Gabriel Erkoreka was born in Bilbao, Spain. He studied composition with Michael Finnissy at the Royal Academy of Music, where he obtained the DipRAM and a Masters degree with distinction, and was appointed Fellow of Composition 1997-98.
Erkoreka's work has been performed in the Venice Biennale 2004; the Musikverein in Vienna; the South Bank Centre, Spitalfields Festival, ICA and Wigmore Hall in London. His music has been recorded and broadcast by the BBC, WDR, RAI, RNE and other radio stations from various countries; several of his works are available on CD, edited by Verso, FNAC, LIM records and the Fundación Autor.
Gabriel Erkoreka currently lives in London and teaches composition at MUSIKENE-Basque Country Conservatoire.Gabriel Erkoreka's website
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