Duration
variable duration
Publisher
Instrumentation Notes
ensemble
Program Notes
[The revised Peters Edition score of 2007 replaces all previous editions.]
EVENT SYNERGY II is “…an “open-form” work in proportional and graphic notations. The control of the form, the materials and the conducting techniques are basically the same as in (my) Available Forms I and II, From Here, Modules I and II.” Instrumentation: 19 instruments max.
For ensemble and two conductors
2Fl., 2Ob., Ca., 3Cl., B-cl., 2 Bsn. – 4Vln.,2Va.,2Vc. / variable duration
Alternative performing formats:
Fl., Ob., Ca., Cl., B-cl., Bsn. – string quartet
or: Fl., Ob., 2Cl., Bsn – string quartet
or: 2Fl.,2Ob., Ca., 3Cl., B-cl., 2Bsn.
or: 4Vln., 2Va., 2Vc.
(See also: “Event Synergy II instrumentation”.)
More Information
Commissioned by the Festival de Royan (French Radio) 1967
Selected Performances
November 22, 2013 • Seattle
Seattle Modern Orchestra, two performances.
Conductors: Julia Tai and Jérémy Jolley.
May 22, 2005 • Konzerthaus, Dortmund, Germany
Ensemble: Bochumer SymphonikerConductor: Steven Sloane
May 19, 2005 • Ruhr-Universitaet. Bochum, Germany
Ensemble: Bochumer SymphonikerConductor: Steven Sloane
September 2, 2004 • Jordan Hall, Boston, USA
Ensemble: New England Conservatory OrchestraConductor: Stephen Drury
May 22, 2000 • Alice Tully Hall, New York City, USA
Ensemble: The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble
Conductor: Petr Kotik
January 12, 1995 • Leipzig
Conductor: Earle Brown, Steffen Schleiermacher
September 28, 1989 • Tucson, Arizona
March 1, 1988 • New York
Musical elements
August 4, 1981 • Aspen Music Festival
Conductor: Richard Dufallo, Earle Brown
February 6, 1972 • Peabody Conservatory of Music
January 21, 1972 • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater; New York, NY
Ensemble: New York PhilharmonicConductor: Bruno Maderna and Earle Brown
August 13, 1970 • Aspen Music Festival
Conductor: Earle BrownU.S. Premiere
November 30, 1966 • Festival de Royan, France
World premiere
Sample Page
General instructions for conducting “open form”
Recordings
Centering: The Music of Earle Brown (released 1998)
Newport Classic
Performed by San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
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New Port Classic
Synergy (released 1995)
Hat Hut Records
Performed by Ensemble Avantgarde Leipzig
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