Moto Immoto (accordion, violin, cello and contrabass)
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Recording
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Moto Immoto
First performance by Bjarke Mogensen and Holbæk Ensemblet in Elværket, Holbæk 2011
Short version for accordion duo
Moto Immoto
First performance by Mythos from Hans Egedes Kirke, 6 February, 2011
Version for sinfonietta
Moto Immoto
Collage de Temps
- CD release with works for piano, sinfonietta and chamber ensemble performed by David Lau Magnussen,The Danish Chamber Players, Bjarke Mogensen, Claudio Jacomucci, Christina Åstrand, Toke Møldrup and conducter: Casper Schreiber,
- Release date: 28 Marts 2018
- Record label: Dacapo Records: 8.226590
Versions
The work is orchestrated in 7 versions.
| Work | Year |
|---|---|
| Moto Immoto (fixed media) | 2009 |
| Moto Immoto (accordion duo) | 2009/2010 |
| Moto Immoto (accordion) | 2009/2011 |
| Moto Immoto (accordion duo, short version) | 2009/2011 |
| Moto Immoto (accordion, violin, cello and contrabass) | 2009/2011 |
| Moto Immoto (sinfonietta) | 2009/2016 |
| Moto Immoto (symphony orchestra, second edition) | 2009/2018 |
Info
Composer Martin Lohse
Title Moto Immoto
Subtitle Mobile I
Work number W.35e
Composition year 2009/2011
Movements 1
Duration 11 min
Genre chamber music
Number of instruments 4
Instrumentation accordion, violin, cello and contrabass
Score notation computer (Sibelius)
Pages 23
Free score yes
First performance 14 May 2011
- by Holbæk Ensemblet
- place Elværket, Holbæk, Denmark
Recording type live
Musical styles and elements modal, meditative, expressive
Program note
In English
- Moto Immoto (2009/2011)
- Accordion, violin, cello and contrabass
- Moto Immoto (motion in the motionless) is a quartet exploring motion in the motionless and an irreversible feeling of lost time and sorrow. Originally composed in 2009 as an electroacoustic piece, it has been rearranged for several different ensembles; this version for quartet was completed in 2011.
- The work is built upon a pattern of six major thirds in 5/4 time that slowly cycles through all keys, forming the harmonic basis for the entire piece. While insistent figures in the accordion and strings create a rhythmic and expressive counterpoint to the slow-moving chords, the work itself maintains its underlying transcendental character.
- 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:
- 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).
- Simultaneous Layers: The use of multiple independent musical layers, which has been a primary element of the music since 2000.
- 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).
- The technique synthesizes several methods developed across earlier works:
- Martin Lohse 2011
In Danish
- Moto Immoto (2009/2011)
- Akkordeon, violin, cello og kontrabas
- Moto Immoto (bevægelse i det ubevægelige) er en kvartet, der udforsker bevægelse i det ubevægelige og en uafvendelig følelse af tabt tid og sorg. Værket blev oprindeligt komponeret i 2009 som et elektroakustisk stykke og er senere arrangeret for flere forskellige besætninger. Udgaven for kvartet blev arrangeret i 2011.
- Værket er bygget op omkring et simpelt mønster af seks store tertser i 5/4-takt, der bevæger sig gennem samtlige tonearter og danner det harmoniske grundlag for hele stykket. Selvom insisterende figurer i akkordeonet og strygerne skaber en rytmisk og ekspressiv kontrapunkt til de langsomme akkorder, bevarer værket sin underliggende transcendentale karakter.
- 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.
- Martin Lohse 2011
Work Description
Work exploring motion in the motionless and an irreversible feeling of lost time and sorrow
- Instrumentation: acc, vn, vc, cb
- Version Text: Quartet version, rearranged from the original 2009 electroacoustic version
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Performances
All versions of - Moto Immoto
Portrait concert with Benjamin de Murashkin and Martin Lohse
Studio Scene Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen, Denmark
Wednesday 7 September 2016, 19:30
Studio Scene Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen, Denmark
Wednesday 7 September 2016, 19:30
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List of chamber music
- For at Forfølge det Håb... (1997)
- Koncert (clarinet, violin, cello and piano) (2001)
- Koncert (recorder and accordion) (2001/2002)
- Koncert (flute, violin, cello and piano) (2001/2003)
- Koncert (cello and accordion) (2001/2010)
- Koncert (viola and accordion) (2001/2013)
- Koncert (violin and accordion) (2001/2018)
- Koncert (flute and accordion) (2001/2018)
- Koncert (piano quartet) (2001/2018)
- Koncert (oboe and accordion) (2001/2021)
- Forandring (quintet) (2002/2012)
- In Liquid... (violin and piano) (2003)
- Istid (clarinet, violin, cello and piano) (1997)
- Image Balancantes (clarinet, violin, cello and piano) (2004)
- Image Balancantes (piano quartet) (2004/2013)
- The Dying Child (violin and piano) (2004)
- The Dying Child (violin, piano, bass clarinet and cello) (2004/2005)
- Nocturne (clarinet, cello and piano) (2007/2010)
- Nocturne (cello and piano) (2007/2013)
- In Liquid... (accordion and piano, first version) (2008)
- In Liquid... (accordion and piano, second version) (2008/2009)
- In Liquid... (accordion and piano, third version) (2008/2009/2011)
- 8 Momenti Mobile (saxophone quartet) (2008)
- Menuetto (guitar duo) (2015)
- Hymn (brass quintet) (2009)
- Concerto in Tempi (accordion and piano, first edition) (2010)
- Concerto in Tempi (accordion and piano, second edition) (2010/2012)
- Concerto in Tempi (accordion and string quintet) (2010/2012)
- Concerto in Tempi (accordion and string quartet) (2010/2012)
- Concerto in Tempi (accordion and cello quartet) (2010/2012)
- Moto Immoto (accordion duo) (2009/2010)
- Moto Immoto (accordion duo, short version) (2009/2011)
- Moto Immoto (accordion, violin, cello and contrabass) (2009/2011)
- Passing (guitar duo) (2014/2015)
- Slow River (cello, guitar and vibraphone) (2011)
- Collage de Temps (piano duo) (2013)
- 5 Momenti Mobile (accordion duo and piano trio) (2013)
- 5 Momenti Mobile (cello and piano) (2013)
- 5 Momenti Mobile (accordion and piano quartet) (2013/2019)
- Momentum (recorder, bouzouki, accordion and cello) (2014/2015)
- Resonance (guitar trio) (2015)
- Between (violin and guitar) (2016)
- Sort Sol (guitar and accordion) (2016)
- Fast Track (sheng and accordion) (2017)
- Fast Track (guitar duo) (2017/2018)
- Concerto for Recorder and Organ (2022)
- Double Concerto in G for recorder, cembalo and string quintet (2018/2025)
- Double Concerto in G for recorder, cembalo and string quartet (2018/2025)
- Mountain of Frigiliana (mezzo soprano and accordion) (2018)
- Ver (guitar duo) (2019)