picasso & cronhamer

Mar 19, 2011 · 1 min read

This piece was written for ArtOnStage: Anne-Mette Skovbjerg - guitar and Christina Dahl - voice. The text, and inspiration for the theme came from Janus Kodal. I wanted to create a musical theater, where Anne-Mette and Christina could perform as Picasso or Cronhamer. The score is fully written, with stage directions. I embraced the opportunity to let my modernist flag fly, remembering the Boulez quote:

“I think that music should be collective hysteria and enchantment, violently modern.”

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