Title | The bloom is not a bloom |
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Description | for 5 male voices |
Year | 2008 |
Instrumentation | Vocal group TTBBB |
Duration | 5 min |
Commissioned by | Stavanger International Chamber Music Festival |
Premiere | Tou Scene, Hilliard Ensemble, 17aug 2008 |
Samples | |
Material | ask NHA |
Details | The Bloom is not a Bloom Character by character, the Chinese poem reads: Bloom not bloom mist not mist Which gives, translated into English grammar: The bloom is not a bloom, the mist not mist, ------ The occasion for this commission was Nils Henrik Asheim's engagement as Composer in Residence (Festivalkomponist) for the Stavanger International Chamber Music Festival. |