Momentum (accordion)

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Work for solo accordion by Martin Lohse

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Momentum I
Momentum II
Momentum III
Mobile

CD/vinyl release with works for solo accordion dedicated to and performed by Bjarke Mogensen
Release date: 11 Aug 2015 at Royal Danish Academy of Music
Record label: Gateway Music


Versions

The work is orchestrated in 2 versions.

WorkYear
Momentum (accordion)2014
Momentum (recorder, bouzouki, accordion and cello)2014/2015

Info

Composer Martin Lohse
Title Momentum

Work number W.43
Composition year 2014

Movements 3
Duration 11 min

Genre solo work
Number of instruments 1
Instrumentation solo accordion

Score notation computer (Sibelius)
Pages 13
Free score yes


Recording type cd

Musical styles and elements modal, melodic, minimalistic



Momentum I

  • Composed: 8 Mar 2014
  • Duration: 4-5 min

Momentum II

  • Composed: 18 Mar 2014
  • Duration: 3 min
  • First performance: 30 May 2014 by Bjarke Mogensen at Skt. Nikolai Kirke, Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark

Momentum III

  • Composed: 18 Mar 2014
  • Duration: 4 min


Program note

In English

Momentum (2014)
Accordion solo
Momentum is dedicated to Bjarke Mogensen and consists of three movements that can be performed individually or as a suite. The score is in exact pitch, and the proposed registers are suggestions that can be adjusted according to the instrument and the acoustics of the room.
The work is composed in three movements:
  • Momentum I - Moderato più mosso (4-5 min)
A relatively slow and minimalistic movement based on a long sequence of major thirds.
  • Momentum II - Allegro con brio (3 min)
A fast movement based on a melody heard in its pure form in the middle of the piece.
  • Momentum III - Moderato (4 min)
A relatively slow movement based on a melody heard in its pure form at the conclusion.
Mobile
Mobile is a compositional technique where multiple layers of music with independent tempos, meters, and styles are integrated into a recurring chordal pattern. These chords modulate slowly through all keys, resulting in a harmonic language with minimal dissonance.
The technique synthesizes several methods developed across earlier works:
  1. Continuous Modulation: A repeating sequence of chords that modulates from start to finish, creating a state of constant motion. This was first utilized in Haiku (1999) and further developed in In Liquid... (violin and piano) (2003) and Image Balancantes (2004).
  2. Simultaneous Layers: The use of multiple independent musical layers, which has been a primary element of the music since 2000.
  3. Rhythm Across Harmony: A principle where independent motives are played in individual tempos against the rhythm of the underlying chords. This was first explored in Smoke (2000), refined in Liebestraum (Liszt arrangement from 2005) and 8 Momenti Mobile (2008), and reached its definitive form in Concerto in Tempi (2010).
Duration app. 12 min
Martin Lohse 2014

In Danish

Momentum (2014)
Akkordeon solo
Momentum er tilegnet Bjarke Mogensen og består af tre satser, der kan opføres enkeltvis eller som en suite. Partituret er noteret i klang, og de foreslåede registreringer er vejledende og kan ændres alt efter instrument og rummets akustik.
Værket består af tre satser:
  • Momentum I - Moderato più mosso (4-5 min)
En relativt langsom og minimalistisk sats baseret på en lang sekvens af dur-terser.
  • Momentum II - Allegro con brio (3 min)
En hurtig sats baseret på en melodi, der høres i sin rene form midt i satsen.
  • Momentum III - Moderato (4 min)
En relativt langsom sats baseret på en melodi, der høres i sin rene form til sidst i satsen.


Mobile
En teknik hvor forskellige lag af musik i hver deres tempo, metrik og musikalsk stil kombineres i et simpelt mønster af akkorder, som langsomt modulerer igennem alle tonearter i en uendelig sekvens, skabende en musik med ingen eller ganske få dissonanser.
Varighed ca. 12 min
Martin Lohse 2014

Work Description

Solo work for accordion in three movements utilizing the mobile technique and exploring melodic transformations

Instrumentation: acc

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Performances

All versions of - Momentum

Solo Recital - Bjarke Mogensen
Salão Nobre da Escola de Música do Conservatório Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
Saturday 10 February 2018, 21:00
... more info


Solo Recital - Bjarke Mogensen
Centro de Cultura Contemporânea, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Friday 9 February 2018, 18:00
... more info


Solos and duos - B. Mogensen - J. Opsahl
Sauland Kirke, Hjartdal, Norway
Wednesday 7 September 2016, 19:00
... more info


Solos and duos - B. Mogensen - J. Opsahl
Seljord Kirke, Seljord, Norway
Tuesday 6 September 2016
... more info


Solo concert
Sengeløse Church, Sengeløse, Denmark
Friday 26 February 2016, 15:00
... more info


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