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DEUS EX MACHINA
MIxed choir, glockenspiel, vibraphone, harp, piano. Written and premiered in 1987. Choir of the Belgian Radio and Television (Flemish), conducted by Peter Serpenti. Commissioned by the BRT-3. Unpublished. Duration: 8m 25s.
In Deus ex machina I focused on treating the vocal element as texture rather than as a component of a linear, hierarchical musical discourse. The combination of a choir with instruments that, by their very nature, are not suited to true sostenuto is expressed here through the contrast of opposition, but also through the fusion resulting from their complementarity. The premiere took place on May 8, 1987. In addition to the choir, the instrumental parts were performed by Bart Quartier (glockenspiel), Gert François (vibraphone), Marta Szábo (harp) and… Daniel Capelletti (piano).