The 2019 by Dan Senn for |
Settling In Three Sections duration 8-9 minutes Piano Trio - Piano, Violin and 'Cello |
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The Settling was
written in the autumn of 2019 for piano trio (piano, violin,
'cello). The first section was composed at
Waterhouse Studio in Watertown, Wisconsin, the second and third in
Prague at the composer's Smíchov
Studio. The banner photo above
was taken at Freshwater Lookout north of Sydney, Australia, in 2019 and
is of Caroline Senn. This work is dedicated to Andrew Lewis Senn, Jr, born in 1886 and his partner, Alice gStalder Senn, born in 1890, both of whom lived and farmed in Bush Valley near the mighty Mississippi River raising a family of five wonderful children including my father, Harold Alton Senn. |
The
title of this work refers to the metaphorical settling of dust as we see more
clearly the forces that have shaped our lives. The work, however, was
was not made to symbolize this only coming to this representaton
later on. DS A PDF of the full score and parts are available for purchase below and may be previewed as a video by clicking here. A sound only version may be heard by clicking the play button below. |
Dan Senn (Prague-Watertown) is an intermedia artist working in music composition and production, kinetic sound sculpture, experimental and documentary film. He has been a professor of music and art in the United States and Australia and travels internationally as a lecturer, performer and installation artist. He lives in Prague where he directs the Echofluxx festivals, and Watertown, Wisconsin, the USA, with his partner-collaborator, Caroline Senn. Dan's work moves freely between expressive extremes and languages depending upon the aesthetic joust at hand. Dan is cofounder of Roulette Intermedium in New York City and the Echofluxx media festivals in Prague. (read more). |