hilling

(2022)

Notation-installation in textiles for a soloist

From the work's programme notes:

Hilling is a notation-installation in textiles for solo flute. The score represents the horizon as it is seen from Valhúsahæð on Seltjarnarnes, showing the upper contour of the mountainscape, and is augmented by interpretations of selected mountain names. The view is fragmented into sections which are placed at a distance from the performer’s position (Valhúsahæð) proportional to the real distances of the mountains (though the widths of sections correspond to how they are seen rather than how long they actually are). In constructing her interpretation, the performer considers four visual parameters of the score; the black contour line, the distance, the colour, and the texture. She pairs these as she wishes with the four musical parameters of pitch, intensity, timbre, and speed. No other temporal aspects (such as duration or rhythm) are inferred from the score.

The score includes pictures in place of the original textile installation.

Installation programme, photographs, score and recording accessible as reference materials in CMC Library and Archive.

Composer
Date Composed
2022
Instrumentation
open instrumentation
Solo instrumental
Open Instrumentation for One Soloist
Duration
26 min
Premiere Information
Iceland University of the Arts, Reykjavík on 30/04/2022
Performers
Sara Di Costanzo, flute