Duration
variable duration
Publisher
Instrumentation Notes
ensemble
Program Notes
“Open form” composition, first performance, conducted by Bruno Maderna.
More Information
Commissioned by the City of Darmstadt, Germany.
Fl., Ob., Cl. in Bb., Cl. In Eb., B – Cl., Bsn., Hn., Tp. in Bb., Perc (2 players), Trbn., Hrp., Pn., Vln., Va., Vc., Db. / variable duration.
Audio Samples
Available Forms I
Selected Performances
June 19, 2013 • New England Conservatory
Calithumpian Consort
Stephen Drury, conductor
January 19, 2013 • Boston
Callithumpian Consort
Steve Drury, conductor
July 28, 2012 • Darmstadt, Germany
Ensemble: Studio musikFabrikConductor: Peter Veale
April 30, 2012 • Koeln, Germany
Ensemble: Studio musikFabrikConductor: Peter Veale
April 29, 2012 • Aachen, Germany
Ensemble: Studio musikFabrikConductor: Peter Veale
May 21, 2007 • Zankel Hall, New York City
Ensemble: Orchestra of the S.E.M. EnsembleConductor: Petr Kotik
February 9, 2007 • Royal Academy of Music, London
Ensemble: RAM Manson Ensemble
March 26, 1997 • Frankfurt
Ensemble: Ensemble ModernConductor: Earle Brown
November 30, 1995 • Darmstadt
MusikFabrik, conducted by Earle Brown
June 21, 1994 • Willow Place Auditorium, Brooklyn
Ensemble: The Orchestra of the S.E.M. EnsembleConductor: Petr Kotik
May 18, 1993 • Akademie der Kunste, Berlin
Ensemble: The Orchestra of the S.E.M. EnsembleConductor: Petr Kotik
April 6, 1984 • Appalachian State University, Boone NC
Ensemble: Phi Mu Alpha SinfoniaConductor: Earle Brown
July 8, 1972 • Tanglewood
Conductor: Bruno Maderna
February 6, 1972 • Peabody Conservatory of Music
September 7, 1970 • Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy
Ensemble: Orchestra da camera Nuova ConsonanzaConductor: Daniele Parisprima esecuzione italiana)
January 14, 1969 • Peabody Conservatory of Music
Ensemble: The Peabody Contemporary EnsembleConductor: Earle Brown
April 22, 1965 • Montreal
Conductor: Bruno Maderna
September 19, 1964 • Darmstadt, Germany
Ensemble: Internationales Kammerensemble DarmstadtConductor: Bruno Maderna
August 17, 1964 • Buenos Aires
Conductor: Bruno Maderna
December 10, 1963 • Zuerich
Conductor: Bruno Maderna
November 12, 1963 • Brussels
Conductor: Bruno Maderna
January 30, 1963 • Den Haag
Conductor: Bruno Maderna
October 24, 1962 • Hamburg, Germany
Ensemble: NDR-SinfonieorchesterConductor: Bruno Maderna
July 11, 1962 • Darmstadt
Conductor: Bruno Maderna
September 9, 1961 • Darmstadt
Ensemble: Internationales Kranichsteiner EnsembleConductor: Bruno Madernafirst performance
Sample Page
General instructions for conducting “open form”
Recordings
Composers Conducting Their Own Works (released 2016)
NEOS
Performed by MusikFabrik, conducted by Earle Brown
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The New Music (released 1967)
RCA
Performed by Rome Symphonie Orchestra / Bruno Maderna
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