Composer Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
Year composed2020
Categories String orchestra, String music, Based on cultural heritage
InstrumentationStrings
Duration16 minutes
Premiere7 May 2022 - Temple University Music Preparatory Youth Chamber Orchestra, Philadelphia, cond. Aaron Picht
The piece consists of four movements (1. Espressivo, 2. Energico, 3. Malinconico ma con eleganza, 4. Appassionato), and its material is diverse. Among the sources are traditional vocal tunes (stemmur) that were sung on Flatey and Svefneyjar, two small islands in Breiðafjörður. These tunes were recorded in the 1960s and are preserved at the Árni Magnússon Institute, accessible via ismus.is. The sources for these recordings were Guðrún Jónína Eyjólfsdóttir (1887–1989) and Kristín Pétursdóttir (1887–1976)
The composition was commissioned by and dedicated to Aaron Picht and Temple University Music Preparatory Youth Chamber Orchestra. Supported by the RÚV and STEF Composers’ Fund
https://youtu.be/crExjC7loqo?si=ZFIYEGh1rZ8uDM5n
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