Boids again by Misato Mochizuki String Quartet - Sheet Music
By Misato MochizukiTwo years ago in Rome, I encountered a murmuration of starlings and I was amazed with its overwhelming beauty, changing shape as it moved. Moving of a fish school that you can watch in an aquarium, has the same beauty and the energy. According to the scientists, their fine movement in a flock is based on the following three simple rules: - steer to avoid crowding local flockmates - steer towards the average heading of local flockmates - steer to move towards the average position (center of mass) of local flockmates The word "Boids" refers to bird-like objects (bird-oids), representing the beauty of their movements in a flock which is a result of balancing out with each other, following the principle of least effort. I wonder if these rules can be applied to the way a string quartet is shaped. "Boids again" has been written as a sequel to the piece "Boids" (2017), a 4 minute study for string quartet in the frame of the Kronos Quartet's educational project "50 for the Future." (Misato Mochizuki)World premiere: Osaka, International Chamber Music Competition, February 12, 2021 Commissioned by Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa Commission
Details
Summary
- Ensembles:
- String Quartet
- Genres:
- 20th Century
- Composers:
- Misato Mochizuki
- Publishers:
- Breitkopf and Haertel
- Series:
- Women Composers and Arrangers
- ISBN:
- 9790004188538
- Format:
- Score
- Item types:
- Physical
- Artist:
- Misato Mochizuki
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 12
- Size:
- 9 x 12 inches
- Shipping Weight:
- 0.21 pounds
Detailed Description
SKU: BR.EB-9383
Composed by Misato Mochizuki. Chamber music; stapled. Edition Breitkopf. New music (post-2000). Full score. Composed 2019/2020. 12 pages. Duration 7:00. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9383. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9383).ISBN 9790004188538. 9 x 12 inches.
Two years ago in Rome, I encountered a murmuration of starlings and I was amazed with its overwhelming beauty, changing shape as it moved. Moving of a fish school that you can watch in an aquarium, has the same beauty and the energy. According to the scientists, their fine movement in a flock is based on the following three simple rules: - steer to avoid crowding local flockmates - steer towards the average heading of local flockmates - steer to move towards the average position (center of mass) of local flockmates The word "Boids" refers to bird-like objects (bird-oids), representing the beauty of their movements in a flock which is a result of balancing out with each other, following the principle of least effort. I wonder if these rules can be applied to the way a string quartet is shaped. "Boids again" has been written as a sequel to the piece "Boids" (2017), a 4 minute study for string quartet in the frame of the Kronos Quartet's educational project "50 for the Future." (Misato Mochizuki)
World premiere: Osaka, International Chamber Music Competition, February 12, 2021 Commissioned by Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa Commission.
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- Ensemble:
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- Publisher:
- Breitkopf and Haertel