Blur

Lansing McLoskey

General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 13:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: American Composers Alliance (BMI); available from ACA Publishing
Cost: Score + Parts - $29.00 | Score - $15.00

Instrumentation

Basset Horn
B-flat Soprano Clarinet

Optional video

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

blur is an exploration of the blurring of boundries. Blurring the boundries between solo and duet; between consonance and dissonance; between the two instruments; between contrasting musical ideas; and blurring the boundries of expectation.

International award-winning artist Rita Blitt painted a series of paintings based on the piece and created a video that can be projected while the piece is performed live. This is optional, and the piece may be performed with or without the video.

blur was commissioned by the Dinosaur Annex New Music Ensemble (Boston). A version also exists for Bb clarinet and alto sax.

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

Stony Brook University, N.Y. (Lisa Preimesberger, basset horn; Michael Shane, clarinet) - 13 September 2011
soundSCAPE Festival (Maccagno, Italy) - 18 July 2011
ACA New Music Festival. (Lisa Preimesberger, basset horn; Michael Shane, clarinet) - 17 June 2011
Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colo. (Krista Weiss, basset horn; Adele Mayne, clarinet) - 20 July2009
Dinosaur Annex Ensemble (Diane Heffner, basset horn; Katherine V. Matasy, clarinet) – 5 April 2009 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

blur (webpage where you can view/download pdf of the score, stream the audio, and watch the video)
Lansing McLoskey website