name: |
Cat Eye Nebula |
durata: |
9' |
setting: |
solo clarinet in Bb |
premiered: |
22/4-09 reaktorhallen R1, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden by Axel Rällfors |
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“Cat Eye Nebula” is based on a picture, showing a nebula with the same name. I wanted to explore how to transform a picture into sounding material.
The piece is written for the international year of astronomy 2009, celebrating the year 1609, when Galileo Galilei looked upon the sky with his telescope for the first time. “Cat Eye Nebula” is written for a concert included in the celebrations.
Also, what is special for this piece, or rather the concert situation, is the room. In the middle of Stockholm, at the Royal Institute of Technology, 25 meters below ground surface, an old nuclear reactor is situated and is now a venue for experimental art performances. The room has a reverb of 5-8 seconds which has been calculated for the performance. Though this piece is written for this special room, it can however be performed in other venues as well, with or without a reverb. Nevertheless, a church, great hall, etc., is to be preferred.
The intention is for the performer to play three voices with him- or herself.