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Ourobóros : for ensemble / Martyna Kosecka

Publisher's number: 21122
Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: fl ob cl fg h tpt trb 2vn vla vc cb
Remarks: Premiere on April 8 2022 at the Church of St. Peter in Zürich, Switzerland, by Collegium Novum Zürich, conducted by Yalda Zamani.
Duration: 12'00"
Number of players: 12
Year of composition: 2018 (rev. 2022)
Status: fully digitized (real-time delivery)

Author(s):
Kosecka, Martyna (Composer)
Description:
Ourobóros explores the time looping and devouring of musical material within itself, reaching a perfect circular form. Ourobóros was written as an inspiration by the same-titled creature, described in "The Book of Imaginary Beings" by Jorge Luis Borges. It is a symbol of continuity and continuous transformation, not only of life but also of the sound and time passing by. Those elements are bound inevitably in a fate of a composer and every person that approaches the music at the very moment. How the relation with sound and time is able to enrich and transform a person? Is it able to purify one and add something new to life? Are we ready to rebirth in Ourobóros of our world?
Martyna Kosecka

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