Passing (guitar duo)
Work for guitar duo by Martin Lohse
Passing I and II arranged for guitar duo, score not yet available
Versions
The work is orchestrated in 6 versions.
Recording
Passing I
Passing II
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
Info
Composer Martin Lohse
Title Passing
Work number W.36.1c
Composition year 2014/2015
Movements 2
Duration 9.5 min
Genre solo work
Number of instruments 2
Instrumentation guitar duo
Score notation computer (Sibelius)
First performance 6 Aug 2014
- by Copenhagen Guitar Duo
- place Femø Classic, Femø Church, Denmark
Musical styles and elements modal, melodic, minimalistic
Passing I
- Composed: 27 Feb 2014
- Duration: 4 min
- First performance: 6 Aug 2014 by Copenhagen Guitar Duo at the festival Femø Classic, Femø Church, Denmark
Passing II
- Composed: 1 Dec 2014
- Duration: 5'15 min
- First performance: 2 Feb 2015 by Copenhagen Guitar Duo at Mestre på Mandage X, Royal Danish Academy of Music, Denmark
Program note
English
Passing (2011-2014)
for guitar duo
Passing is an arrangement of the two first movements of Passing for accordion solo by the composer in close cooperation with Copenhagen Guitar Duo (Allan Sjølin and Martin Buono) for guitar duo
- Passing I Allegro con passion sostenuto
Quickly repeating notes, small motives and fast patterns. Different tempos in both hands and in the same register, all in a simple sequence of 3 major thirds which represents all the harmonics in the piece.
- Passing II Andante con dolore sostenuto
Slow movement with a theme that slowly moves around in different registers
The two parts can be performed individually or as a suite.
- 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 2014
Danish
Passing (2011-2014)
for guitar duo
Passing er et arrangement af de to første satser i Passing for akkordeon solo af komponisten i tæt samarbejde med Copenhagen Guitar Duo (Allan Sjølin og Martin Buono)
- Passing I Allegro con passion sostenuto
Hurtige gentagende noder, små motiver og hurtige mønstrer. Forskellige tempoer i begge hænder og i det samme register, alt i en simpel sekvens af 3 store tertser som udgør hele harmonikken i værket.
- Passing II Andante con dolore sostenuto
Langsom sats med et tema der langsomt bevæger sig rundt i forskellige registre
De tre dele kan opføres individuelt eller som en suite.
- 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 2014 }}
Performances
All versions of - Passing
Museo Novecento, P.zza S. Maria Novella 10, Firence, Italy
Thursday 11 July 2019, 21:00
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Kammermusiksaal, Campus Essen-Werden, Folkwang Universität der Künste, Essen, Germany
Friday 30 November 2018
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Carnegie Hall, New York, United States
Monday 22 October 2018
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Theater am Rand Betriebs GmbH, Zollbrücke 16, Oderaue, Germany
Saturday 13 October 2018, 19:00
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"Werkstatt", Hagenstraße 34, Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Germany
Sunday 30 September 2018, 19:30
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All versions of - Passing
Expert reviews
... Fresh music, contemporary but not excessively "intellectual" and not at all hermetic, indeed sincere and communicative, often captivating, which show strong roots with the great Western "classical" tradition; a happy combination, just like in Scarlatti, of lightness and playfulness with passion and solemnity.
... Music that surely reconciles the audience with contemporary "cultured" music and that undoubtedly enrichs the specific repertoire for the accordion.
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- 29 March 2018 - Alessandro Mugnoz
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