Bell Bronzes 1

Composition

for soprano & 4 Brethouwer bells (2024)

20 minutes | no.56a


Bell Bronzes 1 is a composition for soprano and four Brethouwer bells.
It was composed to be performed during the exhibition Tradition as Workshop in Museum Kranenburgh (Bergen, NL), 12 October 2024.
Dutch visual artist Harmen Brethouwer devoted many years to recast the Western church bell in the form of a cone.
These minimalistic art objects, manufactured in collaboration with Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry, are of course also musical instruments, each with its own unique overtone spectrum.
Bell Bronzes 1 adds an aural dimension to the visual contemplation of these exquisite objects.

photo: Harmen Brethouwer – Tradition as Workshop, Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen, Netherlands(2024) photo by Michel Claus



Scoring

soprano & 4 Brethouwer bells

composed with financial support from

Performing Arts Fund NL

première

12 October 2024
Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen (Netherlands)
Keren Motseri (soprano), Bernardo Cruz, Flávio Costa Rodrigues (percussion)



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