before I sleep

für Trompete, Posaune, Schlagzeug, Gitarre, Violoncello und Klavier

trumpet, trombone, percussion, guitar, cello and piano

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before I sleep is part of the audio-visual project ‘Gebrauchsanweisungen’ by the Ensemble ascolta in which the musicians provided certain formal obstructions for the composers. My composition partly could be described as abstract film music with its light and relaxed atmosphere. The ‘soundscape’ of the piece is built around associations connected with sleeping, dreaming and dancing. The compositional backbone consists of a modern interpretation of the well-known omnibus progression, a spiral sequence of chords, and numerous interactions of the musicians in intertwining duets and solo passages. Benjamin Schweitzer

Orchestral Cast

Trp. · Pos. · S. (I: 2 Beck. · Nietenbeck. · Tamt. · kl. Tr. · 2 Tomt. · 2 Schlitztr. · gr. Tr. · Scherbenkiste; II: P. [t.] · Vibr. · chin. Beck. · Tamt. [kl.]· Tamb. · 2 Bong. · kl. Tr. · 3 Woodbl. · 3 Metallbl. · Metallplatte) (2 Spieler) · Git. · Klav. · Vc.

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Title:

before I sleep

für Trompete, Posaune, Schlagzeug, Gitarre, Violoncello und Klavier

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

2013 - 2014

Duration:

14 ′

World Premiere:

November 19, 2014 · Wien (A)
Semperdepot
Wien Modern 2014
Conductor: Enno Poppe · ensemble ascolta
(Im Rahmen des Projekts "Gebrauchsanweisungen (Audiovisuelle Dialoge)")

Commissioned work :

Auftragswerk des Ensemble ascolta, gefördert durch die Kulturstiftung des Bundes, die Baden-Württemberg Stiftung und das Kulturamt der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart