And when I turned
Revelation
1:12 for chamber ensemble
2009
Stefan
Klaverdal
Durata
approx. 3-4 min.
And when I
turned I saw seven golden lampstands,
and among the
lampstands was someone "like a son of man,"
dressed in a
robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest.
His head and
hair were white like wool,
as white as
snow,
and his eyes
were like blazing Ūre.
His feet were
like bronze glowing in a furnace,
and his voice
was like the sound of rushing waters.
In his right
hand he held seven stars,
and out of his
mouth came a sharp double-edged sword.
His face was
like the sun shining in all its brilliance.
Book of
Revelation 1:12-16 (New International Version)
About
the piece
This piece is inspired from a description of a frequent feeling in the
Book of Revelation. When you face the incomprehensible, you Ūrst become
awestruck and then - perhaps - rapture.
In the piece I have also tried to build with small means a sense of
striving towards something momentuos and large. Perhaps this is like when you look at nature
on a tiny spot and see the enormous complexity there. I always get a feeling of
wonder of how ingenious nature is - wherever I turn there is something new to
encounter.
Composed to the Ensemble for New Music at the Malm
Academy of Music
First perfomed at Malm Academy of Music in Rosenbergssalen may 24 2009
by Ensemble for New Music and conductor Anna Rombach
Durata 3 min
Instrumentation:
Flute
Soprano Recorder
Clarinet in Bb
Clarinet in Bb
Bass clarinet
Trombone
Tuba
Percussion (two tomtoms and glockenspiel) q