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Drones consists of the Nico Muhly’s three EP’s Drones & Piano, Drones & Viola and Drones & Violin, with a special bonus composition. Performing the pieces are Bruce Brubaker, Nadia Sirota and Pekka Kuusisto along with Muhly himself.
Drones & Violin (2012) Violin, Piano, 11'. Drones & Violin was written for Pekka Kuusisto, and was commissioned by the Muziekgebouw, Eindhoven. Each movement begins with either the piano or violin establishing a drone which lasts for the duration of the movement.
Nov 21, 2022 · "I started writing the Drones pieces as a method of developing harmonic ideas over a static structure. The idea is something not unlike singing along with on...
Mar 9, 2011 · Drones & Viola was written for Thomas Bartlett and Nadia Sirota in 2011. Each movement begins with either the piano or viola establishing a drone which lasts for the duration of the movement. The first bar of each movement can be quite long.
The drones for Drones and Violin can be augmented by any combination of other instruments. One successful version of this involved the pianist and violinist centre stage, with a small ensemble of melodicas, violins, and synthesizers sitting on the floor, playing unamplified.
Nov 29, 2012 · Nico Muhly's Drones, initially spread across three EPs and collected here as a full-length, toys with the notion of drone in a way that fits the...
a Blog, his Biography , Works, & Contact information. Drones & Piano. from Monday, May 21st of the year 2012. I started writing the Drones pieces as a method of developing harmonic ideas over a static structure.
