Cello (Cello)
SKU:
HL.49044838
For
solo cello. Composed
by Thomas Larcher. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
String. Vier Seiten is a
response to Ayrton
Senna's fatal car
accident, portrayed in
slow motion, as it was
repeatedly shown on
television at the time.
In this poignant work, a
violent fast section
represents the crash,
followed by a long
epilogue, reflecting the.
Softcover. Composed 1997.
8 pages. Duration 7'.
Schott Music #CB269.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49044838).
ISBN
9790220134418. UPC:
841886027602.
9.0x12.0x0.067
inches.
Vier Seiten
for violoncello is an
attempt to present an
event that in reality
takes about two seconds
in extreme slow motion,
thus making even the
micromovements visible or
audible beyond the
straight line of
motion.When I composed
the piece, the fatal
accident of Ayrton Senna
came to my mind again and
again - an accident which
was shown on TV in slow
motion again and again
until it became
unbearable. The fast
motion of the car
immediately before the
crash into a concrete
wall, a motion which was
no longer purposeful but
out of control and which
had the car pulled to and
fro and from side to
side, was followed by
that crash. In this
extreme slow motion, it
is no longer shown as a
crash but as the fast
telescoping of carbon
fibre, metal and human
body parts.After this
crash, as a postlude so
to speak, everything
suddenly slowed down,
tyres and automotive
particles floating in the
air, the torso of the
vehicle swinging until
the motion stopped. It
was not until this moment
that I realized that the
whole presentation of the
incident had been
accompanied by paralyzing
silence.- Thomas
Larcher
Vier
Seiten is a response to
Ayrton Senna's fatal car
accident, portrayed in
slow motion, as it was
repeatedly shown on
television at the time.
In this poignant work, a
violent fast section
represents the crash,
followed by a long
epilogue, reflecting the
apparent stillness of the
immediate aftermath.
