related works

Camera eye : voor 2 saxofoons, 2 basgitaren, violoncello, 2 piano's en slagwerk / Huib Emmer

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: sax-s sax-a 2perc 2g-b 2pf vc

Phos Hilaron (Φῶς Ἱλαρόν) : for flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, accordion and 19 strings / Valery Voronov

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: fl sax-a tpt trb acc str

R.W.-Venezia : für 14 Bläser, Violoncello und Kontrabass, 1883 / bearbeitet von Geert van Keulen, Franz Liszt

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: 2fl 3ob 2cl cl-b fg fg(cfg)4h vc cb

La scala di seta : for twelve wind instruments and double bass, 1812 / arr. 1994 / arr. Roel van Oosten, Gioacchino Rossini

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring: 2ob 2cl 2bh 2fg 4h cb

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