Distances in space - Ph. Spätling

Philipp Spätling

Instrumentation: 3 tenor recorders, great bass recorder

How would you describe the universe? How would you translate the infinite vastness and deep silence of the universe into music? This is a try...  Get outer space on stage: This piece is inspired by photographs of the Hubble Space Telescope. "Distances in space“ is conceived to be combined to a suite with the following pieces: Andromeda M 31, Cygnus X-1, Contacting a Bypassing Spaceship, Strange Worlds seen from the Spaceship, Jewel Box, Uranus, Helix Nebula, Haydn's view through Herschel's telescope

A preview and sound samples can be found under "files"