Informationen zu "Kevin Malone Conspiracy Theory No.1 Double Bass & Piano"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM627
EAN: 9790570456277
ISMN: M-57045-627-7
Beschreibung
Kevin Malone writes: 'This is a piece with drive and attitude. Sudden shifts
in style and dynamics are demanded of both players while maintaining a steady
fast pulse. Cinematic film techniques of quick cross-editing and montage are
applied to this chromatic 'action-sequence' music. The obsessive 2-bar
conspiracy theme serves as a rondo, whereas the episodes may be red herrings,
or perhaps obstacles obscuring the 'truth', or 'bottom line'. An extended
canon near the end serves as a cat-and-mouse game, with ever-converging
entrances. Some listeners may even hear references to several schools of
music theory, each with their own shadowy conspiracies.' Conspiracy Theory
No.1 was premiered at Wells Cathedral School (3rd Wells Double Bass Weekend)
on 7 October 2001 by Nic Hyde (double bass) and Mark Cracknell (piano).
Described by the Los Angeles Times as 'eclectic, imaginative, with
carefully-constructed lines', the work of Kevin Malone spans genres and media
beyond any conventional labelling. Born in New York, Malone was trained at
the Eastman School of Music, New England Conservatory, the Universities of
Michigan and London, and was a Fulbright Fellow at the Conservatoire National
Superior de Musique de Paris. His output of over 70 works ranges from string
quartets and digital multimedia pieces to a full-scale cantata for choir and
orchestra as well as music for feature-length films and seven works about the
events of 9/11. He created the first complete performing edition of Anthony
Burgess' own music for his stage play of 'A Clockwork Orange', is the
recipient of seven Arts Council awards and is Director of Composition at the
University of Manchester (UK). His current concertos and opera are imbued
with a love of societies and their music-making. Television interviews, radio
discussions and public talks about his work affirm Malone's beliefs about
keeping humanity at the centre of art, and art at the centre of society.
