related works

Possession : for ensemble and live electronics / Huib Emmer

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: 1121 1230 perc g-b pf electronics

Who's hot and who's not : for flute, oboe, percussion, double string quartet, double bass and three guitars, 1993 / Chiel Meijering

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: 1100 0000 perc 3g 4vl 2vla 2vc cb

De haas en de schildpad : een hoketus voor twee instrumentale groepen, 1983 / Jan Rispens

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: 1111 1000 mar vibr 2pf 2vl vla vc cb

Muziek voor groot ensemble / Will Hoogakker

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: 12fl 3ob 3cl 3fg 3tpt 5vl 3vla 3vc

composition

Possession : for ensemble and live electronics / Huib Emmer

Other authors:
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