Dorman: Frozen in Time

Description

• Composer: Avner Dorman (1975-)
• Instrumentation (this edition): Percussion
• Originally for: Orchestra, Percussion
• Work: Frozen in Time
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• Pages: None

Description

The title Frozen in Time refers to imaginary snapshots of the Earth’s geological development from prehistoric times to the present day. Although we cannot be sure what the Earth looked like millions of years ago, most scientists agree that the separate continents used to be one mega-continent (as most agree that mankind descended from one prehistoric womb). Martin Grubinger and the Hamburg Philharmonic, conducted by Simone Young, premiered the work in 2007 in Germany. Each movement imagines the music of a large prehistoric continent at a certain point in time: I. Indoafrica; II. Eurasia; III. The Americas — Avner Dorman