Work
en abyme
for flute
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Works en abyme bear within themselves miniature reflections of themselves. The term mise en abyme, borrowed from the language of heraldry by André Gide, is described by Lucien Dällenbach in Le récit spéculaire (1977) as an ‘aspect enclosed within a work that shows a similarity with the work that contains it’. The French word abyme (a variant spelling of abîme) means ‘abyss’, suggesting ideas of depth, increasing velocity, descent, infinity, interiority, spiraling, vertigo… These suggestions are manifested in this work in nested descending scales that increase in velocity and occurrence, though as material feeds back on itself these structural markers are increasingly obscured.
en abyme was commissioned by Mette Leroy as part of her Doctor of Musical Arts performance and thesis research, and was premièred by Leroy, under the auspices of the Karlheinz Company, at the University of Auckland in May 2007.
Commissioned note
Dedication note
for Mette Leroy
Performance history
13 May 2007: Karlheinz Company Concert
01 Jul 2007: Performed by Mette Leroy (flute)
28 Jul 2007: Mette Leroy in Recital
15 Dec 2007: Performed by Yi Li at Sichuan Conservatory, Chengdu, China on 14 December 2007
Performed by Mette Leroy (flute)