Quicksilver
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2014
Authors
Vear, Craig
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Quicksilver (2014) is a composition for dancer, cello, Kyma and
>>>projection technology (11 mins). The piece operates on 2 levels:
>>>firstly as an operetta {of sorts} that plays out an imaginary rehearsal
>>>of Adrian Leverku¨hn, the main character of Thomas Mann¹s Doktor
>>>Faustus (1947), conducting his composition The Lamentation of Doctor
>>>Faustus whilst in the final stages of his syphilitic induced death. In
>>>this scenario the cellist could be perceived as Mephistopheles,
>>>conjuring up sounds and music beyond Leverku¨hn¹s compositional
>>>ability. Secondly, as a hypermedial organism in which the boundaries of
>>>individuality are blurred through the interaction of digital
>>>technology, and creativity is fused selflessly within a lived
>>>understanding of a whole instrument.
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Vear, C. (2014) Quicksilver.
Research Institute
Music, Technology and Innovation - Institute for Sonic Creativity (MTI2)