The Phonograph

Program note

Written during the Creative Dialogue residency in Santa Fe (run by the Sibelius Academy & Acequia Madre House). Premiered June 11th, 2014, by William Lee Bryan, Lisa Romain, and Khari Joyner in Santa Fe.

Based on Rilke's text Primal Sound and a short French poem entitled inscription by Charles Cros, The Phonograph marks the remarkable moment when sound became immortal. Part story-telling, part musical reverie, this is a nostalgic nod to the rudimentary recording mechanisms of the past and the wonder they inspired.

- Zosha Di Castri

Details

Composer
Year of composition
2014
Timing
0:10:00
Violin /
Cello /
Barytone /

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