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Title of the work

stars buried deep

Composer
Varga Judit
Original / Hungarian title
stars buried deep
Foreign language / English title
stars buried deep
Subtitle
For large orchestra
Year of composition
2022
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (II, III anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl., cl.b., fg., cfg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb., trb.b., tuba - perc. (3 esec. - I: ptti., crot., trg., marimba, wood bl., gr.c., vibr.; II: tam-tam, vibr., frusta, small metal balls, wind machine; III: gr.c., fischietti, small metal balls) - arpa, pf. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
18 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Commissioned by
Müpa Budapest - Palace of Arts Nonprofit Ltd. 2022
Premiere information
28 April 2023, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, MÜPA - Palace of Arts, Budapest; Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universl Edition (Published via scodo)
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Remarks, other info
"My piece "stars buried deep" was commissioned by MüPa Budapest in 2022. It is undoubtedly music inspired by the pandemic. Besides its many negative aspects, the pandemic has taught us that the world we take so much for granted can collapse in an instant. The title of the piece (stars buried deep) is also a reference to the victims of COVID19. For me, writing an orchestral piece is like painting on a large canvas. First I sketch the proportions, then I spend many hours refining the figures. I blend colours, draw fine and thick lines, and as a final touch I add fine details, light and contrast. My new orchestral composition, stars buried deep, paints a vast imaginary landscape in time and sound. You can almost feel this slow mass, which is born almost out of nowhere in front of your eyes (or ears), slowly moving, growing huge and finally collapsing with a huge bang." (Judit Varga)