Work
Pulse
for orchestra
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About
A radical composition for orchestra based totally on transcription and quotation, this work examines the West's fascination with pulse in music, and associated ideas of "primitivism". Direct quotes from Beethoven, Berlioz and Stravinsky intermingle and cross-pollinate, while the overall musical structure is underpinned by an extended transcription of the dynamic fire dance of the Baining people of Papua New Guinea.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Performance history
13 Apr 1995: Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Stephen Barlow
30 Nov 2001: Performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young as part of the New Music New Zealand Festival in 2001
18 Apr 2009: Pulse
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young