Octavi Rumbau
Tesselle
Short instrumentation: 3 2 3 3 - 4 2 3 1, timp, perc(3), hp, str
Duration: 17'
Instrumentation details:
piccolo (+fl)
1st flute
2nd flute
1st oboe
2nd oboe
bass clarinet in Bb
1st clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in Bb
contrabassoon (+bsn)
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th horn in F
1st trumpet in C
2nd trumpet in C
bass trombone
1st trombone
2nd trombone
tuba
timpani
1st percussion
2nd percussion
3rd percussion
harp
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
1st double bass
2nd double bass
3rd double bass
Tesselle
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Octavi Rumbau
Tesselle
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Orchestration: for orchestra
Type: Dirigierpartitur
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Work introduction
Work commissioned by Barcelona Creació Sonora with the support of Incentivos a la Creación Musical 2022 SGAE. World Premiere on November 11/12 2022 in Auditori de Barcelona / Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC) conducted by Cristian Macelaru
‘Tessella’ is based on the concept of rhythmic canon or “tessellation of the line” which also comes from the mathematical concept known as “tessellation of the plane”. The North American composer Tom Johnson was the first to theorize and put into practice this concept in the "Tilework" cycle of pieces. The work is dedicated to him.