related works
Singing the pictures : for 10 instrumentalists, 1981 / Huib Emmer
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
2panfl 2sax-a 2perc 2g-b 2pf
Organum II : voor kamerorkest, 1986 / Daan Manneke
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players); Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
1121 1110 2vl vla vc cb / 1121 1110 str
Breathless : for 11 wind instruments, piano and double bass / José-Luis Greco
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
1010 sax-s sax-bar 1330 pf cb(ampl.)
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
cl fg acc str
composition
Possession : for ensemble and live electronics / Huib Emmer
Author(s):
Emmer, Huib
(Composer)
Description:
Program Note (English):
Possession is the sequel to Memory Drums, a piece I previously wrote for live electronics and the group LOOS. In Possession, the combination of live electronics and LOOS is expanded with a second ensemble: ASKO.
What does the title have to do with the music? It mainly refers to the moments in the piece where the instrumental tones are taken over (possessed) by the live electronics. This creates a situation in which there is a transition between the instrumental sound and the electronic sound that detaches itself and, after such a transition, continues to resonate, rattle on, or hammer through.
Although Possession has been used as a title before (including in the film by Żuławski), I chose it anyway because it is a strong word and describes a heightened state of alertness or awareness.
– Huib Emmer