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Mind
and Body
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for
Placentia
by Sarah Scutt and Johanna Olsson |
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Johanna
and Sarah first met Susan in November 2002 after she had contacted Trinity
College of Music, in search of female composers for an exhibition in conjunction
with International Women's Day. Viewing some of her previous exhibitions, they instantly felt the desire to collaborate. With nothing but the theme of Placentia to work from, artist and composers worked without contact for three months. On meeting again in February, they were struck by the philosophical and artistic similarity in their work |
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composers themselves wrote the whole work as a joint composition. This
rather unusual situation worked surprisingly well in supporting and developing
each other's ideas. The work is based on the Female and is divided into two sections: the Mind and the Body. |
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| Mind For one piano with two players. This movement is based on a poem by the Swedish poet Karin Boje. Both rhythm, pitch and mood are derived from this poem, describing the male's supposed preoccupation with superficial beauty. Click here to listen to an extract (1 min 36 secs; 343KB) |
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sokte en blomma Och fan en frukt Du sokte en kalla Och fan ett hav Du sokte en kvinna Och fan en sjal Du ar besviken |
You
searched for a flower And found a fruit You searched for a spring And found a sea You searched for a woman And found a soul You are disappointed |
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| Body For two live Bb clarinets and compact disc. An entirely programmatic work charting the development of the female from puberty to motherhood. Its collage of textures and soundscapes are designed particularly to be absorbed whilst viewing the paintings. Click here to listen to an extract. (1 min 27secs; 343KB) |
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