eight unnamable narratives
Instrumentation:
english horn in F, cello, marimba
Movements:
I. (molloy)
II. (moran, the missing instructions...)
III. (it was not raining: Marimba solo)
IV. (gurgles of outflow)
V. (malone does not die: English horn solo)
VI. (more provocation)
VII. (mahood: Cello solo)
VIII. (worm)
Duration:
approximately 22'
Dates of Composition/Revision:
December 1995 - March 1996, score revised 1997-98
Premier Performance:
Movements I, II, III, VII and VIII only: April 14, 1996 - Kulas Recital Hall, Oberlin, OH. David Matthews - english horn; Chris Stenstrom - cello; Ross Williams - marimba
Movements IV,V and VI remain unperformed.
Score:
available on short notice*
Parts:
available on short notice
Recording:
Live recording from 4/14/96 of Movements II, III, VII and VIII, featuring David Matthews - english horn; Chris Stenstrom - cello; Ross Williams - marimba, available on request
Notes:
"eight unnamable narratives" derives the titles of its movements from a trilogy of novels by Samuel Beckett: "Molloy," "Malone Dies," and "The Unnamable."
*Movements II and VIII do not exist in the form of a full score, due to a deliberately indeterminate relationship among the parts. Instead, all three parts are included as inserts within the full score of the complete set.
