related works
Album (Volume 1) : for cello en piano
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello and keyboard instrument
Scoring:
vc pf
For Ships We Lost : for harpsichord and electronics / Andrius Arutiunian
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Harpsichord with multimedia
Scoring:
cemb tape
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Harpsichord with multimedia
Scoring:
cemb tape
...de la fumee... des voix... : for harpsichord and electronics / Douglas Knehans
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Harpsichord with multimedia
composition
Antipode I : for harpsichord and soundtrack / Merijn Bisschops
Other authors:
Bisschops, Merijn
(Composer)
Description:
Antipode brings out a side of the harpsichord that is not often heard.
The starting point for the composition is the combined action of the harpsichord in traditional tuning with recordings of the same instrument while it is being played detuned and prepared. The soundtrack, with minor editing by computer, is not in a supporting role, but a full-fledged opponent for the instrumentalist. ‘Antipode I’ is a rough piece with fragmentary extremes and a wild growth of unpolished sound material. Harpsichord and tape are involved in a confrontation with cautious exploring, unstable consensus, mean pinching, and aggressive punches.
Antipode I is part of the triptych ‘Antipode I, II or III’, which consists of three solo pieces for early instruments (harpsichord, viola d’amore and traverso) in combination with soundtrack. The three parts can be played in random order as a triptych or as separate solo pieces.
Merijn Bisschops