Atlantis 1
7 Miniaturen
op. 16, 2001
“…die rock-rakete…”
“…hommage a giuseppe sinopoli…”
“…why…”
“…it goes…”
“…a little before…”
“…now…”
“…tomorrow…”
For soprano and cymbalom
Duration: 13 min.
Commissioned by Luigi Gaggero for the Biennale di Venezia
World premiere: 24 Mai 2001, Biennale di Venezia, Italy. Cymbalom: Luigi Gaggero, soprano: Silvia Weiss
Composer’s notes
Atlantis 1 is based on a number of thoughts and feelings, alternating between absurd and real. These seven short pieces comment and capture them musically. Each piece has its own story and in its compactness a beginning, middle part and end. They are performed quasi attacca and form a greater picture altogether, like a puzzle. Atlantis 1 was composed in the given order, nevertheless performers have the freedom to decide on the order of the seven miniatures when staging the piece.