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Trasparenze [Polysystemism]

Composer
Elia Alessio
Original / Hungarian title
Trasparenze [Polysystemism]
Foreign language / English title
Trasparenze [Polysystemism]
Subtitle
For large orchestra
Year of composition
2014
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (II anche picc.), 3 ob. (III anche c.ing.) (I, II, III anche Guitar pitch pipes), 3 cl. (III anche cl.s.), 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 3 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - perc. (3 esec.) - arpa, pf. (anche cel.) - strings: 12 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 6 vlc., 5 cb.
Duration
25 min
Commissioned by
Bartók Rádió, the National Hungarian Radio for the Spring Festival 2014 of Contemporary Music
Premiere information
21 May 2014, Budapest Spring Festival, Studio 6, Hungarian Radio, Budapest; MR Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, László Tihanyi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
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Recordings
Live recording (21 May 2014, Studio 6, Hungarian Radio, Budapest) - MR Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, László Tihanyi (cond.)
1 min. sample
1 Trasparenze
Remarks, other info
First use in an orchestral piece of polysystemism, the simultaneous employment of different tuning systemism (12-ET, Meantone, Pythagorean, Just Intonation, Werckmeister I, II, IV).