Skallagrimsson
David Heuser
About this work:
To hear an excerpt from this piece go to http://www.nonsequiturmusic.com/skalla.htm.
Skallagrimsson, for 2-channel tape and piano, is based on a solo piano piece (Piano Solo No. 8 - Skallagrimsson) which I wrote in 1989. This version of the piece (done in the Summer of 1993) is not a simple "orchestration" of the original; most of the tape part is new material. It is in four sections (fast, fast, slow, fast) and is about 6'30" in duration.
The tape part of Skallagrimsson was realized at Indiana University's Center for Electronic and Computer Music.
The name of the work comes from the title character of Egil's Saga, Egil Skallagrimsson. Egil's Saga, one of the major Icelandic sagas, was written around 1230 AD, possibly by Snorri Sturlason.
Year composed: 1993
Duration: 00:06:30
Ensemble type: Electronic Instruments and Sound Sources:Prerecorded Sound and Live Instrument(s)
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 1 Prerecorded Sound (Tape/CD/Other)