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Summary:

A situational-form musical composition for ensembles of 8-30 (or more) players. Employs elements of group improvisation, and is open in terms of scale, duration and instrumentation. Each two-page instrumental/vocal part gives separate instructions for each of the two sections of the work. The two sections may be performed in any order or simultaneously. Instrumental/vocal parts are represented graphically on a series of grids. Page one instructs players to perform a series of sixteen tasks sequentially presented on a grid, in one of the following orders: vertically and/or horizontally, left to right, right to left, up to down, or down to up. Page two instructs players to perform in terms of two possible ensemble behaviors: creating responses (group relates to the behavior of other players, and follows grids relating to focus, relationship, and texture) or creating independent materials (group creates its own behavior without reference to others, and follows grids relating to texture and type). "Focus, relationship, and texture" behaviors are the same on each instrumental/vocal part; "type" of behavior is specific to the instrument or voice.

Author/Creator:

Lewis, George, 1952- , composer

Contributors:

Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra , honouree, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/hnr

Scottish Arts Council > Music Department , commissioning body

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Vocals employing a variety of specified techniques (principally wordless).
Graphic notation.

Main Work:

Artificial life 2007: for large ensemble [by Lewis, G.]

Included Works:

Artificial life 2007 [by Lewis, G.]

Related Series:

Contemporary (Edition Peters)

Alternate Titles:

Additional title given in the introduction: AL2007

Subjects:

Octets — Scores and parts

Instrumental ensembles — Scores and parts

Improvisation (Music)

Octets

Instrumental ensembles

Genres:

Chamber music

Improvisations (Music)

Scores

Parts (Music)

Scores and parts

Performance Medium:

8 performers: instrument (8)
8 performers: instrument; voice
1 ensemble: instrumental ensemble
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo voice; instrumental ensemble

General Notes:

Includes biographical notes about the composer in English on cover page 4.
For 8-30 (or more) players; nine parts included for the following types of instruments: bowed strings, brass, drums (includes any kind of percussion instrument), electronics, piano (includes any type of non-electronic keyboard instrument), plucked strings, reeds (includes any type of woodwind instrument), voice (any vocal range or quality employing a variety of specified techniques (principally wordless)), or any other instrument not included in the aforementioned groups.
Duration (minimum): 12 minutes (1st part); 15 minutes (2nd part).
Score comprises performance guidelines and instructions; parts graphically notated in a series of grids and accompanying instructions.
Composed for the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra; commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council; premiered on December 6, 2007 at the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow.

Physical Description:

1 score (8 unnumbered pages) ; 31 cm.
9 parts ; 31 cm.

Call Numbers:

M886.L48 A7 2019

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Music Number: 9790300761060
Publisher Number, Edition Peters: EP 68669

OCLC Numbers:

1120941847