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Three Bokuseki

Composer
Bajnok Ádám
Original / Hungarian title
Három Bokuseki
Foreign language / English title
Three Bokuseki
Subtitle
For alto flute, bass clarinet, timpani, viola, violin, cello and contrabass
Year of composition
2020
Type
Ensemble
Number of players
7
Instrumentation
fl.a., cl.b. - timp. - strings: vl., vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
12 min
Premiere information
11 February 2021, Lucerne School of Music, Switzerland; Matthieu Grandola (fl.a.), Charlotte Röttger (cl.b.), Maruja Laukas (vl.), Anastasia Agapova (vla.), Catarina Rodrigues (vlc.), Rebeka Máté (cb.), Corentin Marillier (timp.), Clemens Heil (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Video recording of the premiere, 2021 - Matthieu Grandola (fl.a.), Charlotte Röttger (cl.b.), Maruja Laukas (vl.), Anastasia Agapova (vla.), Catarina Rodrigues (vlc.), Rebeka Máté (cb.), Corentin Marillier (timp.), Clemens Heil (cond.) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
"The term Bokuseki (墨跡) literally means “ink trace” in Japanese, and is a form of Japanese zen calligraphy. In this style the text doesn’t have to look as if it were printed, thus the individual brush strokes are handled much more freely and in a manifold manner." (Ádám Bajnok)