Work

Programme Note

Two Bells is second piece I have written inspired by the Japanese classical musical drama style – Noh. With its austere gestures and unusual delineation of time, Noh provided the initial inspiration for this piece.

Upon preparation for a Noh drama, the performers never rehearse together. Each musican and actor prepares their individual part alone. This enables the eventual performance to note be controlled by a single performer, but alternatively by the interactions of the whole ensemble. The representation of time in Noh production is frequently non-linear, with the plot alternating between numerous different time frames.

Dylan Lardelli

Commissioned:

Commissioned by Ensemble Selisih with funding from Creative New Zealand

Influences:

• Japanese

Funders:

• Creative New Zealand

Performance History

	15 Jul 2009	Performed by Ensemble Selisih in Emmendingen, Aula des Goethe-Gymnasium, in Germany
	16 Jul 2009	Performed by Ensemble Selisih at Historischer Kaufhaussaal in Freiburg, Germany
	20 Jul 2009	Performed by Ensemble Selisih at Aula der Alten Schule in Sigmaringen, Germany
	02 Aug 2009	Performed by Ensemble Selisih at Goethe-Institut (Pusat Kebudayaan Jerman) in Jakarta, Indonesia
	03 Aug 2009	Performed by Ensemble Selisih at CCF (Pusat Kebudayaan Perancis) in Bandung, Indonesia
	07 Aug 2009	Performed by Ensemble Selisih at School of Music, University of Auckland in Auckland
	09 Aug 2009	Performed by Ensemble Selisih at Gallagher Concert Chamber in Hamilton
	12 Aug 2009	Performed by Ensemble Selisih at Adam Concert Room, Victoria University, in Wellington
	18 Aug 2009	Performed by Ensemble Selisih at School of Music, University of Canterbury, in Christchurch
	07 Nov 2011	Performed by Stroma as part of the Musicarama 2011 Festival of New Music in Hong Kong
		Stroma
	19 Apr 2012	Performed at the “New Music from New Zealand” concert in Melbourne, Australia.
	06 Dec 2012	Performed as part of the Trans Local Music Series at Montsalvat, in Eltham, Victoria, Australia.