Power play / Thea Musgrave (6:35) -- Supermarine / Christopher Mayo (12:08) -- 2TwoLO / Claudia Molitor (11:42) -- Coachman Chronos / David Sawer (9:14) -- The one-armed pianist / Gerald Barry (6:49) -- "Mr. Babbage is coming to dinner!" / Barry Guy (9:10).
Note
Works commissioned by the Science Museum, London, as composers' responses to objects in the museum's collection.
"Exploring science inspiring music"--Container.
The 1st work for flute, oboe, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, keyboard, violin, viola, and cello; the 2nd work for cello, double bass, and 4 samplers; the 3rd work for clarinet, horn, trombone, cello, double bass, and electronics; the 4th work for English horn, clarinet, bassoon, horn, cornet/flugelhorn, violin, viola, cello, and double bass; the 5th work for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, violin, viola, and cello; the 6th work for flute, oboe clarinet, bassoon/contrabassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass.
Title
Objects at an exhibition.
Publisher
London : NMC, [2015]
Copyright date
℗2015
Playing time
000635 001208 001142 000914 000649 000910
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
Aurora Orchestra ; Nicholas Collon, conductor.
Event
Recorded 2015 May 10-14 All Saints Church, Tooting, London.