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Description

Part of the Firewheel Anthology collection

Vibrant chamber ensemble pieces and songs by emerging composers, written for Dark Inventions.

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Commissioned by Dark Inventions for their Firewheel project, part of the Sound and Music ‘Composer Curator Scheme’.

Three Inventions is a short collection of three melodies, one each for flute, clarinet and vibraphone. Each of these has a different character, and is accompanied by the other two instruments. Performers are invited to make many decisions about the music, small and large, ranging from when to place certain chords to what order to play the three movements in. Some of these decisions are individual, and many of them are collective, inviting the performers to engage with the material and create their own interpretation.

The piece was premiered by Dark Inventions in February 2014 at the Rotunda Museum in Scarborough.

Details

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Duration
7 minutes
Premiere

Dark Inventions, Rotunda Museum, Scarborough, 16th February 2014

Scoring
1 Flute, 1 B-flat Clarinet, 1 Vibraphone
Composition date
2013

Recordings

Firewheel Dark Inventions, cond. Christopher Leedham, soprano Stef Conner 26th February 2016

Performances

26 February 2016

The Treehouse, Berrick Saul building, University of York

Louisa Dobson (soprano), Late Music Ensemble, cond. James Whittle

16 May 2014

Capstone Theatre, Liverpool

Dark Inventions and Stef Conner (voice) cond. Christopher Leedham

12 May 2014

The Lit & Phil

Dark Inventions and Stef Conner (voice) cond. Christopher Leedham

11 May 2014

Left Bank, Leeds

Dark Inventions and Stef Conner (voice) cond. Christopher Leedham

10 May 2014

National Centre for Early Music, York

Dark Inventions and Stef Conner (voice) cond. Christopher Leedham

8 May 2014

The Engine House, Manchester

Dark Inventions and Stef Conner (voice) cond. Christopher Leedham