I. lullaby
II. cuckoo
instrumentation: flute (doubling piccolo and bass flute), oboe, re-tuned clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), percussion (1 player), piano, viola, cello, contrabass.
duration: ca. 8 minutes.
premiere performance: June 27, 2015, by the Ensemble Intercontemporain, conducted by Lucas Vis. Le Centquatre, Paris.
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II. cuckoo
instrumentation: flute (doubling piccolo and bass flute), oboe, re-tuned clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), percussion (1 player), piano, viola, cello, contrabass.
duration: ca. 8 minutes.
premiere performance: June 27, 2015, by the Ensemble Intercontemporain, conducted by Lucas Vis. Le Centquatre, Paris.
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two two
for eight musicians
2015
two two, written for Ensemble Intercontemporain, presents two variations on two immutable fixed notes: a mid-register Bb descending to G. This "theme" does not undergo any manner of development, but rather, applies the principle of variation to the content surrounding them. Bb-G is repeated throughout the entire work, constantly finding itself in different contexts. The inspiration comes partially as a reaction to Morton Feldman’s “Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety” (in which two flutes persistently repeat a major-third), and also from two types of music where oscillating thirds are prominent: lullabies and cuckoo clocks.
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for eight musicians
2015
two two, written for Ensemble Intercontemporain, presents two variations on two immutable fixed notes: a mid-register Bb descending to G. This "theme" does not undergo any manner of development, but rather, applies the principle of variation to the content surrounding them. Bb-G is repeated throughout the entire work, constantly finding itself in different contexts. The inspiration comes partially as a reaction to Morton Feldman’s “Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety” (in which two flutes persistently repeat a major-third), and also from two types of music where oscillating thirds are prominent: lullabies and cuckoo clocks.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29f134bcecb05921f00bdfb133692f3f2be4b3f92384e5f3d0a68ffe97156f6c/cuckoo.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/087f9ea76192404720d31c882f1d854a5a64a45f093e9ae584f9c9251fc557ad/womb.jpeg)