By:

• Dorothy Ker

Duration:

10' 00"

Instrumentation:

alto flute/piccolo; clarinet in A; bass clarinet/small bamboo chimes to hang on music stand; horn in F/small bamboo chimes to hang on music stand; bass trombone/small bamboo chimes tohang on music stand; percussion: 2 suspended cymbals, hihat, sizzle cymbal, 3 toms, medium bass drum, 3 woodblocks, three sets of maracas, bamboo or wood chimes; harp; violin;viola; cello and bass

Samples

Score (228k)

Pages 1-8

© Dorothy Ker

Availability

• This work has 2 scores and 3 recordings

Programme Note

In this work, cycles of accumulation and decay move in broad wave-like gestures, recalling the sea. I am fascinated by the potency of the tiniest gesture, syllable or phoneme. Having no ‘meaning’ in itself, the syllable ‘and’ is weightless and transient, yet holds enormous power to link ideas; to create anticipation/momentum. It is like a wave bearing thought towards utterance. ...and…11 was composed for, and is dedicated to, Chachi and Lontano.

Commissioned:

Composed for Lontano

Difficulty:

Advanced

Dedication:

dedicated to Chachi and Lontano

• Lontano

Performance History

	30 Sep 2002	Performed by Lontano Ensemble; Purcell Room, South Bank, London
		Lontano
	25 May 2007	Performed by Lontano: Katy Gainham (piccolo/alto flute), Andrew Sparling (A clarinet), Tim Holmes (bass clarinet), Richard Stegall (horn), Tracey Holloway (trombone), Gillian McDonagh and Owen Gunnell (percussion), Helen Tunstall (harp), Caroline Balding (violin), Yuko Inoue (viola), Robin Michael (cello), Richard Pryce (double bass) conducted by Odaline de la Martinez at St Mary’s Church, Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom
		Lontano