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Four Days, Four Nights

Composer
Varga Abigél
Original / Hungarian title
Four Days, Four Nights
Foreign language / English title
Four Days, Four Nights
Subtitle
For saxophone quartet and tape
Dedication
for the Quasar Saxophone Quartet
Year of composition
2025
Type
Live and tape music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
4 sax. - tape
Commissioned by
Festival aDevantgarde
Premiere information
4 May 2025, Quasar Quartet´s Series: Montréal-Munich, Espace Bleu, Montréal; Quasar Saxophone Quartet: Mathieu Leclair (sax.a.), André Leroux (sax.t.), Marie-Chantal Leclair (sax.s.), Jean-Marc Bouchard (sax.bar.)
Publisher / Source
MS
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Remarks, other info
"Four Days, Four Nights" seeks to connect the elements of reality with those of self-awareness, dreams, and imagination. Each day is physical, active, emotional, and clearly bound to time, while each night is free, elusive—like a blend of sounds and motifs we have experienced throughout the day. The composition is written for the Quasar Saxophone Quartet but also incorporates electronic tape parts that are introduced during the night sections. These tapes include sounds from a field recording I made while walking along the Seine in Paris, as well as a lullaby, the sound of an old piano, a monologue of mine, and various multiphonics recorded by the Quasar Saxophone Quartet. I composed the piece during my residency in Paris, and many of its ideas and elements were inspired by my new surroundings and the period of self-reflection I was able to experience there. (Abigél Varga)