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The Sleep of Reason....
for chamber sextet
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About
The Sleep of Reason takes its name from a print by Goya. While the resonances of the full quotation from Goya - "The sleep of reason brings forth monsters" - might be seen to have wide ranging political and religious implications today, one could just ask the question - is this a piece of music conceived and articulated without reason? and if so - is it a monster?
Commissioned note
Commissioned by 175 East with funding from Creative New Zealand
Performance history
04 May 2007: The Sleep of Reason …
06 May 2007: The Sleep of Reason …
14 May 2011: Organised Sound from Organised Labour - 175 East
20 May 2011: New Music From Old Instruments - 175 East