Works: Möbius (1995)
This work follows the form of the famous Möbius band or strip, which is a strip that has only one side. More information here and here.
A Möbius band can be easily constructed by taking a strip of paper, twisting it once, and joining the ends together. If you draw a line along it, you will see that it only has one side. The music in this piece is similarly constructed: it has a "twist" in the middle that turns the music upside-down, and starts to run backwards.
Möbius was commissioned by The European Community Chamber Orchestra.
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| Premiere: | European Community Chamber Orchestra, Christ's Hospital, Autumn 1995. |
| Duration: | 10 minutes |
| Instrumentation: | Soli strings (5.4.3.2.1) |
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