related works
Totem for Den Haag : for ensemble, electronics and video / Matthew Wright
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players) with multimedia
Scoring:
sax-t sax-bar trb g-e perc pf tape
Quartet : hobo, fagot, cello, harp, 1946 / Ernest W. Mulder
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
ob fg vc hp
Just music : for alto saxophone & marimba, 1986, (rev. 1987) / Henk Alkema
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
sax-a mar
Soldier / Sailor : for percussion quartet / Natalie Dietterich
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
perc pf
composition
Breakdown : for ensemble / Matthew Wright
Other authors:
Wright, Matthew
(Composer)
Description:
This piece is about relentless rhythm. It was originally conceived for a Dutch ensemble, SOIL and performed at the original De Ijsbreker in 2005. It was then adapted slightly for Splinter Cell, an ensemble based in Canterbury, UK. Ensemble Offspring took this piece to the Sydney Opera House in 2012, turning it into a wild, intense overture.