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Work For 4 Players And 90 Strings
Artist: Ellen Fullman
Year: 1987
Country: United States
Label: Not on Label (self-released)
Catalog No: none
Format: Tape
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Tracklist
A
Work For 4 Players And 90 Strings
20:00
B Work For 4 Players And 90 Strings 18:00
B Work For 4 Players And 90 Strings 18:00
Credits
- Composed By – Ellen Fullman
- Performer [Performed By] – Daniele Massie*, Ellen Fullman, Jane Botkin, Metis Policano
Notes
"In the summer of '88 I realized a fantasy of making a giant long stringed instrument with lots of players. I wanted to take "full" advantage of the opportunity I've had of a whole floor of an office building to work in. I commissioned Stephen Wise, a harp builder, to make a second resonator. The room was 145 feet long and two resonators would hold 90 strings. I invited three artists, Jane Botkin, Metis Policano and Daniele Massie, to rehearse with me on a regular basis for the next several months. I had been wanting a way to make staggered transitions between the parts and still be able to keep track of where each of us is in the score. I developed a system of proportionate colored boxes corresponding to colored lines on the floor. A player moves out to a designated colored line, which, in effect, denotes a specific period of time."
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