related works
Ricochet : for contrabass-flute and percussion / Ned McGowan
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
fl-cb perc
Deus ex machina : for orchestra, 1998 / Ron Ford
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 8331 3perc 2hp str
Spleen : for nineteen players / Frans Vuursteen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
0200 2000 str(5.4.3.2.1.)
Musica reservata : for symphonic band and symphony orchestra, 1986, (revision 1987) / Hans Kox
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Band; Orchestra
Scoring:
I: 2271 3sax 4331 crt bug barh 2perc cb II: 2222 4331 timp 1-2perc hp str
composition
A tempest in a teapot : 2006 / Ned McGowan
Other authors:
McGowan, Ned
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): I based my new work on an Asian way of experiencing time. In some parts the audience participates for example by making breathing noises. I wanted to compose a work with a non-European attitude and do away with Western concert rituals. At the moment I think a lot about what the atmosphere in the concert hall is like when the audience participates. The Asiatic feeling for phrasing is also very different from ours. No lengthy build-up and development of material, but rather short statements separated by silence. It is living in the present, while listening to and experiencing every detail attentively. - NED MCGOWAN