The composer's aim in the Miniatures series is to hide or eliminate the gap between acoustic and electronic sound sources.
Compositional Technique
The Miniatures series uses glockenspiels paired with electronic keyboards as a hybrid continuo instrument, where keyboards send sine tones to transducers attached to the glockenspiels, making them resonate sympathetically.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mads Emil Dreyer, the composer, often works in series, viewing individual works as chapters in an ongoing story rather than conceptually complete pieces.
Compositional Technique
A key element of the Miniatures series is a 'miniature' gap between acoustic and electronic sounds, where sine tones are tuned slightly off—less than a tenth of a semitone—from the glockenspiels.
Performer Biography
Scenatet, one of the performing ensembles, is recognized as one of Europe's most innovative and sound-driven collectives, striving to disrupt habits and traditions through immersive experiences.
Performer Biography
Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, another ensemble on this album, is a leading Danish contemporary music group that has premiered over 700 works since its founding in 1990.
Performer Biography
EKKI MINNA, a duo performing on this album, expands the traditional accordion and cello formation into something deeply introspective, embracing experimentalism and co-creation with composers.
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