FEBRUARY 2017 / CHAMBER
Muzak for 4 or More Cellos
Muzak 1
Muzak 2
Muzak 3
Muzak 4
Muzak 5
PREMIER RECORDING
March 2019
PERFORMERS
Cello, Loh Hsiao Shan
Cello, Edward Neo
Cello, Charles Lee
Cello, Brian Patrick Bromberg
PREMIER PERFORMANCE
13 March 2019
PERFORMERS
Cello, Ryan Sim
Cello,
Edward Neo
Cello,
Charles Lee
Cello, Brian Patrick Bromberg
NOTES
Originally, muzak was considered music that was composed to be ignored. In short, background music. Music in elevators, supermarkets, the waiting room. We can’t forget the importance this music has played throughout history. No Salzberg Court soiree would have been complete without a string quartet playing something. But did it really matter what? The advent of apps like Spotify, Google Play Music, and Apple Music that run on algorithms remove the last vestige of human choice and effectively pipe in the muzak of our time.
Muzak rarely makes its appearance in a live performance setting but when it does it gives us an opportunity to finally listen to all this music we have been hearing. These Muzaks are my contribution to this wonderful and ubiquitous genre.
This set of 5 pieces is written in a graded fashion. In other words, the fourth part is the easiest and the first part is the most challenging. These five pieces are great ensemble practise for cello sections. They can be effectively performed with some or all parts doubled by multiple players.
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