Absusurrus for orchestra, flute and computer (2019)
dedicated to Łukasz Długosz
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn | 2 tpt, 2 hrn, 2 trbn, tb | 3 perc | hrp, pno | comp | fl solo | 18 vln, 6 vl, 5 vc, 3 cb
Duration: 17’40”
The title consists of two segments that represent the main concept of the composition. The Latin word susurrus may be translated as “whisper,” “noise,” “humming,” “rustle,” while the prefix ab– also from Latin – signifies movement, separating from something, absence or difference. The title as a whole attracts the listener’s attention to the interwoven sounds of low and high dynamics, and to the interpenetration of changeable colours and textures. The “departing from” that can be observed in this piece may also be understood more broadly as transitions between the planes of the soloist, the orchestra, and the electronic layer.
Commisioned by Warsaw Autumn, Culturescapes and Society of Authors ZAiKS commission
Text (EN)
CD:
Sound Chronicle of Warsaw Autumn, POLMIC, Performed by: Basel Sinfonietta, Baldur Brönnimann – conductor, Łukasz Długosz – flute, Paweł Hendrich - computer
List of performances:
2019
3 November
Basel (CH), Dreispitzhalle, Culturescape
Basel Sinfonietta, Baldur Brönnimann – conductor, Łukasz Długosz – flute, Paweł Hendrich – computer
22 September
Warsaw (PL), The Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio, Warsaw Autumn
Basel Sinfonietta, Baldur Brönnimann – conductor, Łukasz Długosz – flute, Paweł Hendrich – computer
Absusurrus
Visualisation by Tomasz Strojecki
Premiere in Warsaw / Concert in Basel