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Michael Nyman
: The Fall of Icarus
commissioned by Plan K and Théâtre de la Monnaie
Work Notes
Exclusive to the Michael Nyman Band
Publisher
Chester Music Ltd
Category
Large Ensemble (7 or more players)
Year Composed
1989
Duration
1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Orchestration
2ssx(asx).barsx:(picc:fl)/hn.tpt.btbn(euph)/pf/2vn.va.vc/ebgtr
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Unavailable
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Programme Note
BRIEF PROGRAMME NOTE
Derived from the famous, enigmatic painting by Brueghel the Elder Landscape with Fall of Icarus, this work is the fruit of Nyman’s close collaboration with two other artists working in different media and with different horizons: the Belgian Frédéric Flamand (concept and direction) and the Italian Fabrizio Plessi (design and video sculptures). Nine ctor/dancers – nine Icaruses – present a polyphony of electric images, music, choreography, video constructions, contrasting actions and dumb shows: a reminder of neverending human folly, powers of creation and desire and metaphysical terror
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