Very interesting thread this!
Nik, that composition... It wouldn't be "Vor der Flut - Hommage an
einen Wasserspeicher" would it? It's this fab recording made in an
old water 'silo' in Cologne/Germany in 1984, just before the
flooding. I've been trying to find info online but it's all (or
mostly anyway) in German. Here's a site with a clip http://
www.magicmusic.de/shop/de/act/cd/arg/6740/ and here it is on Discogs
http://www.discogs.com/release/1123083
If this is what you were thinking of I could be persuaded to scan the
album liner notes, which are in both German and English.
I totally love this album and played the A side almost in its
entirety it at our last party in September. : )
Anya
On 1 Nov 2007, at 11:34, Nik Stoltzman wrote:
Not unprecedented. There are pieces that are centuries old that call
for brass players positioned all over the auditorium/cathedral/
whatever.
Sorry to hijack the thread (which, incidentally, is very
interesting) temporarily, but this
reminds me of a composition I heard once and have been trying to
track down ever since.
It was written and arranged to be played in an underground grain
silo. I can't remember the
composer. Basically, the concept was a number of horn players
arranged in a circle around the
perimeter of the circular silo, with the conductor in the centre.
Each musician would perform
short stabs such that the echo within the chamber (which could be
timed quite accurately) would
allow them to build layers of sound.
I'd love to know what it was. Any clues or leads?
Peace,
N
P.S: OT: Any Londoners going to The Cinematic Orchestra gig tomorrow?
