it has no end

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posted on 2023-03-27, 06:16 authored by Jodie Rottle

"it has no end" is a five-movement musical composition for one performer of everyday objects. It was written for percussionist Thea Rossen for the Brisbane Music Festival 2022. The work explores round objects, and each movement investigates spinning, rolling, bouncing, and continuous sounds.

History

ERA Category

Original Creative Work - Musical composition

Funding type

Public funds

Eligible major research output?

Research Statement

Background “it has no end” was commissioned by the Brisbane music Festival for Perth-based percussionist Thea Rossen. The thematic content of the work explores the sounds of round objects and a circular form. These concepts relate to the inspiration of the work, which was the evolution of relationships and the cyclical nature of renewal through friendship. The work is set in five short movements and is for a large collection of everyday objects. Contribution “it has no end” explores the sounds of everyday objects, particularly that of round, circular, or spherical objects. Many of the musical elements of the piece were guided or directed by the visual gesture of playing round objects; thus, the compositional method was multi-sensory. This exploration of technique steps outside of conventional music composition to include the everyday, the nonhuman, and that which is gestural. It was composed for a trained percussionist, but the text-based score is not limited to a trained musician. This work explores how musical compositions may become accessible for those who do not have extensive musical training but are professional performers, such as performance artists or physical performers. Research Significance “it has no end” was commissioned by Alex Raineri for the 2022 Brisbane Music Festival and premiered on 18 December 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. It’s creation was facilitated through generous funding support from Arts Queensland and assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

Publisher

Australian Music Centre

Confidential / Culturally sensitive

References

https://youtu.be/1FetYOFRH-I

Duration of performance

14 minutes

Exhibition date from

2022-12-15

Was the work disseminated?

Form of dissemination

Public performance

Scope of dissemination

Local

Did the work go on tour?

Reference number

5202053

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Keywords

360302 Music composition and improvisation Music Composition

Licence

In Copyright