Music from Arcanum (musica arcana)
Ben Houge
About this work: Originally composed as the soundtrack for the Sierra Entertainment computer game Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura, this suite had its full concert premiere at the first Sound Currents concert (www.soundcurrents.org) on February 25, 2003, by the Odeon String Quartet. All or any subset of the 18 short movements that comprise Music from Arcanum may be performed in any order, up to a total duration of about 45 minutes. Scores, recordings, and extensive program notes are available for free download from Ben's web site:
www.benhouge.com.
Year composed: 2000
Duration: 00:45:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:String Quartet
Instrumentation: 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello
Instrumentation notes: All or any subset of the 18 short movements that comprise this piece may be performed in any order, allowing this work to take up a flexible amount of time on a concert program. Scores are available for free download from
Ben's web site.