Aulos at the Dionysian Feast

by Tomi Räisänen

for an ensemble of 6 players

Description

During the ancient Greek and Roman periods, a double reed instrument called aulos was popular, especially within the Dionysian Cult. The sound of the aulos was considered unsettling and wild. Plato banned it for being barbaric and unfitting for his ideal state. In this work, the players play recorder pairs, like imitating the ancient aulos. Some instruments are tuned a quarter tone lower to give a restless sound. Gradually denser and denser beats of tam-tam give the work a ritualistic character. TR, 2005

Instrumentation

3rec, bcl, 2perc

Category

Chamber Works

Premiere

First performance on June 17, 2012, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, by Amsterdam Collage Ensemble (ACE): Sarah Jeffery, recorder, Eva Gemeinhardt, recorder, Anna Stegmann, recorder, Anna voor de Wind, clarinet, Ryoko Imai, percussion, Brian Archinal, percussion, Konradin Herzog, cond.

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