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Drones consists of the Nico Muhly’s three EP’s Drones & Piano, Drones & Viola and Drones & Violin, with a special bonus composition. Performing the pieces are Bruce Brubaker, Nadia Sirota and Pekka Kuusisto along with Muhly himself.
Drones & Violin (2012) Violin, Piano, 11'. Drones & Violin was written for Pekka Kuusisto, and was commissioned by the Muziekgebouw, Eindhoven. Each movement begins with either the piano or violin establishing a drone which lasts for the duration of the movement.
Nico Muhly's Drones, initially spread across three EPs and collected here as a full-length, toys with the notion of drone in a way that fits the indie-classical...
The drones for Drones and Violin can be augmented by any combination of other instruments. One successful version of this involved the pianist and violinist centre stage, with a small ensemble of melodicas, violins, and synthesizers sitting on the floor, playing unamplified.
Mar 9, 2011 · Drones & Viola was written for Thomas Bartlett and Nadia Sirota in 2011. Each movement begins with either the piano or viola establishing a drone which lasts for the duration of the movement. The first bar of each movement can be quite long.
'Drones' compiles all three volumes - 'Violin', 'Viola', & 'Piano' - of the most recent series by arranger and composer extraordinaire, Nico Muhly. We'd best let Nico explain the concept: "I started writing the Drones pieces as a method of developing harmonic ideas over a static structure.
Nov 19, 2012 · Drones by Nico Muhly released in 2012. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
