Luke Bedford
Man Shoots Strangers from Skyscraper
Short instrumentation: fl, ob, cl, hp, cel, vln, vla, vc
Duration: 6'
Instrumentation details:
flute
oboe
clarinet in Bb
harp
celesta
violin
viola
violoncello
Bedford - Man Shoots Strangers from Skyscraper for 8 players
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Luke Bedford
Bedford: Man Shoots Strangers from SkyscraperOrchestration: für 8 Spieler
Type: Dirigierpartitur
Luke Bedford
Bedford: Man Shoots Strangers from SkyscraperOrchestration: für 8 Spieler
Type: Studienpartitur (Sonderanfertigung)
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Both the title and the structure of the piece were inspired by Bunuel's film The Phantom of Liberty. Rather than following one, or several main characters, the film is created from a series of tangents, so that, at any moment the camera might start following an apparently minor character. One of these tangents follows a man who, seemingly for no reason at all, goes to the top of a skyscraper and begins randomly shooting people below.
I tried to employ a similar technique to Bunuel in this piece, so that the music can go in unexpected directions, sparked off by the smallest of triggers.
Luke Bedford