for Ensemble. Par BERNHARD GANDER. take nine by Bernhard Gander is a 12-minute work for a 12-part ensemble scored for: BCl(Cl), CbCl, Cbsn(Bsn) – Hn, Tpt, Tba – Perc – Pf – Vln, Vla, Vlc, DB. The work is based on rhythms in 9/16 and 9/8 time, but also 8/16, 8/8, 10/16 and 10/8 beats, which may seem complex at first, but sounds transparent to the audience. The main musical inspirations of Bernhard Gander are rock and heavy metal along with the jazz classics Take Five and Blue Rondo a la Turk by Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond. take nine was commissioned by the Ensemble Intercontemporain and premiered on 23 March 2012 at the Centre Pompidou, Paris conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado. The full score (EP 125569) is available for sale as part of the Peters Contemporary Library. The performance material can be hired. / Date parution : 2022-09-07/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Chambre

Par WOLFF CHRISTIAN. Composed, as the title suggests, for the 80th birthday of Alvin Lucier on May 14, 2011, At 80, Plus for Alvin Lucier by Christian Wolff is largely open in form and can be performed by any players, with variable duration. The performing score, published here as a facsimile of the autograph manuscript, consists of 14 short phrases to be performed in any sequence, followed by a 15th concluding phrase. In addition, all but one of the phrases may be performed in any clef or any transposition. / Date parution : 2022-09-07/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Chambre