Eine unendliche Schlangengeschichte [Urobor]

Urobor | 2. Belma © 2002

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ABOUT

Eine unendliche Schlangengeschichte [An Infinite Serpent’s Tale] is my first major composition, which was written in the fall of 2003. Thematically, it deals with the disintegration of Yugoslavia.

The composition is divided into seven parts:

Quasi una fantasia
Die Vorahnung [The premonition]
Der Aufbruch [The departure]
The day after
Morena
The day-after dance
Die Abfindung [The indemnity]

DATA

Duration: ca. 13‘
Instrumentation: Oboe d’amore, English Horn, Clarinet in B, Bass clarinet in B, Timpani (2 x in D, 1 x in G), Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Tamburine, Tamtam, Snare Drum, Harp, Hammered dulcimer, 2 x Accordion, Viola, Violoncello, 8 Female Voices

Premiere: Ensemble für Neue Musik | Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten | Graz, Austria [15/11/2004]

LIST OF PERFORMANCES

Ensemble für Neue Musik | Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten | Graz, Austria [15/11/2004]
Ensemble für Neue Musik | Narodno pozorište Sarajevo | Sarajevo, BiH [23/11/2004]
Ensemble für Neue Musik | Narodno pozorište Tuzla | Tuzla, BiH [26/11/2004]