Irene Becker: Adventure No. 7

Irene Becker Adventure No. 7

(1993)

for ensembles of different sizes consisting of instruments and voices Dur. 10′30″

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Irene Becker Adventure No. 7

(1993)

for ensembles of different sizes consisting of instruments and voices Dur. 10′30″

PREFACE

NOTE

The piece was composed in 1993 upon invitation from the Intuitive Music Group, and we (four musicians) played it at concerts in Copenhagen, Viborg and Silkeborg in 1993 and 1994.

Stykket blev til i 1993 på opfordring af Intuitiv Musikgruppe, og vi (4 musikere) spillede det ved koncerter i København, Viborg og Silkeborg i 1993 og 1994.

How do you do it? In a letter from Irene, she says: “Of course you have your freedom to interpret the piece. However, I am able to hear – in the fourth “picture” – the French horn playing the lower “part” – a fast walking-bass in free jazz-style – but now I say no more! Of course, time measurements are approximate. Have a nice trip!”

From this can be deduced that the composer enjoyed to hint at some musical styles, but she nevertheless considers it important that the group interprets the piece for themselves. Do the experiment yourself and have a good talk about how you feel like doing each section – this is how it should be in an “adventure”. And of course, the concrete details described in sections 5 and 6 must be adhered to.

Anything besides a French Horn is capable of performing a walking bass here, but that should have become obvious by now, should it not?

Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen, nov. 1996

Hvordan gør man? I et brev fra Irene siger hun: “I har selvfølgelig jeres fortolkningsfrihed, men jeg kan nu godt høre, i 4. “billede” – valdhornet spille den nederste “stemme” – en hurtig walking-bas i free jazz-stil – men nu siger jeg ikke mere!

Tiderne er selvfølgelig cirka-angivelser. God tur!”

Så heraf fremgår, at komponisten, også ved overskrifter som “Choral “ og “Down Town NY’’, har syntes det var sjovt at antyde nogle stilarter - men samtidig lægger vægt på, at gruppen foretager sin egen fortolkning. Prøv jer frem og ta’ en god snak om hvordan I har lyst til at lave hvert afsnit - sådan må det være i et “adventure”. Og gør naturligvis hvad der i afsnit 5 og 6 står af detaljer, skrevet med ord.

Alt muligt andet end valdhorn kan selvfølgelig udføre en walking bas her, men det skulle være fremgået, ikke?

Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen, nov. 1996