Square-Oblong
Aspasia Nasopoulou
Ten Dipoles is a series of ten musical miniatures inspired by oppositions which, according to pre-Aristotelian philosophy, give rise to all existing things (like left- right, dark-light, straight-bent). It was composed for Seldom Sene recorders Quintet and 10 Free Aerophones designed and made by Horst Rickes and Ernst Dullemond.
Square–OblongNo. 9 from Ten Dipoles (2016)Music/Installation (dur.35 min)Performed by Seldom Sene Recorder QuintetStephanie Brandt • Ruth Dyson • Hester Groenleer • Eva Lio • María Martínez AyerzaRecorders by Paetzold by KunathTo bring out the idea of these pairs of opposites throughout the composition, 46 different recorders are used – selected out of the wide-ranging instrument collection of Seldom Sene. The complete work is to be heard in the album Not a Single Road.(Brilliant Classics 95956 • September 2019)Video: Chris Everts Media