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Sinew/Synapse

for cello

Year:  2001   ·  Duration:  10m
Instrumentation:  may be performed with amplification

Year:  2001
Duration:  10m
Instrumentation  may be performed with ampli...

Composer:   Philip Brownlee

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Philip Brownlee: Sinew/Syna...

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About

Sinew/Synapse is concerned with ideas of connection: the causal links between brain and body, score and sound, performance gesture and sonic result. The musical materials existed first as independent objects, which were then manipulated to draw out links between them. I was particularly interested in areas in which the acoustical systems of the instrument become unstable, where a precisely specified physical gesture will produce an unpredictable sonic result. Many of the sounds hover around the threshold of audibility, and the performer is constantly involved in a delicate balancing act. Sinew/Synapse is dedicated to the cellist Robert Ibell, whose role in the music's evolution was invaluable.

Sinew/Synapse was a finalist for the SOUNZ Contemporary Award in 2001.


Commissioned note

Commissioned by Robert Ibell

Robert Ibell


Dedication note

for Robert Ibell


Performance history

04 Sep 2001: Performed by Robert Ibell, cello at Canterbury University

20 Sep 2001: Performed by Robert Ibell (cello) at the Adam Concert Room, Victoria University, Wellington

Performed by Robert Ibell in October2003

Performed by Robert Ibell (cello)

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