On the Face of the Deep

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On the Face of the Deep (2016)

Genesis: Day One, for ensemble

by Chaya Czernowin (1957)

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general information

composition date: 2016
duration: 10min
publisher: Schott
Commission: Ensemble intercontemporain

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Mixed instrumental ensemble of more than 25 instruments)

detailed formation

2 flutes (also piccolo, bass flute), oboe, English horn, 2 bass clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 3 percussionists, harp, piano, 3 violins, viola, cello, double bass

information about the creation

date: March 30, 2017
: France, Paris, Philharmonie, Salle des concerts
interpreters: l'Ensemble intercontemporain, Matthias Pintscher, direction.

observations

Œuvre réalisée dans cadre de « Genesis », commande à sept compositeurs de sept œuvres à partir de l'un des 7 jours de la Création selon le récit biblique de la Genèse :

Chaya CZERNOWIN : premier jour
Marko NIKODIJEVIC : deuxième jour
Franck BEDROSSIAN : troisième jour
Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR : quatrième jour
Joan MAGRANÉ FIGUERA : cinquième jour
Stefano GERVASONI : sixième jour
Mark ANDRE : septième jour

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