related works
Rebirth 4tet : for string quartet / Matthew Wright
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
String quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)
Scoring:
2vn vla vc
Lullaby : Version for string quartet and clarinet in B flat / Nimrod Borenstein
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
cl 2vn vla vc
Springtime : for eleven musicians, 1978 / Rob du Bois
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
pic sax-s sax-a sax-t h 2trp 2trb tb pf
Verhuisbericht : (suite), for ensemble, 1983/2000 / Elmer Schönberger
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
cl cl-b(cl) hp pf(perc) 2vl vla vc(perc)
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.