Quintet, camera lucida
Evan Johnson
About this work:
Roland Barthes is beside the point; I mean the camera lucida, the optical device that allows an image or scene to be superimposed upon a blank drawing surface for tracing purposes. Here, the two ensembles—the string trio basso and the guitar/percussion duet—are in a state of equilibrium, projected image upon blank surface, trading stripped-down, more or less repetitive gestures that each make their own attempts at transparency and traceability but are each also resigned to a fundamental obscurity that will not lift.
Commissioned by the Ensemblia Festival for their 30th anniversary.
Year composed: 2008
Duration: 00:03:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Percussion (General), 1 Viola, 1 Cello, 1 Double bass, 1 Guitar (Classical/Acoustic)