Pierre Boulez
Dérive 2
(1988)
for 11 instruments
Short instrumentation: c.a, cl, bsn, hn, mar, vib, hp, pno, vln(1), vla(1), vc(1)
Duration: 45'
Dedication: à Elliott Carter
Instrumentation details:
cor anglais
clarinet in A
bassoon
horn in F
marimba
vibaphon
harp
pno
violin
viola
violoncello
Boulez - Dérive 2 for 11 instruments
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Work introduction
Dérive 2, dedicated to Elliott Carter on his 80th birthday, was the result of “research into periodicity”. “When I reflected on some of Ligeti’s compositions,” wrote Boulez, “I felt the desire to dedicate myself to some almost theoretical research into periodicity in order to systematically examine its overlays, its shifts and its exchange.”