Description
Apeiron (“the unlimited”) is an attempt to bring spiritual experiences, rituals, and mystical experiences together in a non-denominational “spiritual piece” in a musical context. The basic materials are fragments of Gregorian and Protestant chorales, Byzantine anawathmoi, antiphons and liturgical drama, suras from the Koran; songs from the Veda Parayana, the hymn to Arunachala-Siva, music from Tibetan Buddhism, words, prayer formulas, instructions for spiritual exercises, and more. The piece can be understood as a further development of my work METEORON, which I created three years ago. Whereas that work consisted exclusively of Byzantine hymns for Pentecost that were processed electronically, “Apeiron” not only features a much more comprehensive range of material, but also a different basic concept that is particularly important to me: connecting diverse manifestations in their divergence and tracing them back to a common source. I would like this attitude to be understood not as esoteric secrecy, but quite simply as a basic religious stance. The actual compositional process consists of the sublimation of the found material and the transformation of sound (vocal, instrumental) using electronic and live electronic means. (Günther Becker)
MM 3104314
hire material
Description
Apeiron (“the unlimited”) is an attempt to bring spiritual experiences, rituals, and mystical experiences together in a non-denominational “spiritual piece” in a musical context. The basic materials are fragments of Gregorian and Protestant chorales, Byzantine anawathmoi, antiphons and liturgical drama, suras from the Koran; songs from the Veda Parayana, the hymn to Arunachala-Siva, music from Tibetan Buddhism, words, prayer formulas, instructions for spiritual exercises, and more. The piece can be understood as a further development of my work METEORON, which I created three years ago. Whereas that work consisted exclusively of Byzantine hymns for Pentecost that were processed electronically, “Apeiron” not only features a much more comprehensive range of material, but also a different basic concept that is particularly important to me: connecting diverse manifestations in their divergence and tracing them back to a common source. I would like this attitude to be understood not as esoteric secrecy, but quite simply as a basic religious stance. The actual compositional process consists of the sublimation of the found material and the transformation of sound (vocal, instrumental) using electronic and live electronic means. (Günther Becker)
World premiere
World premiere: Hamburg, September 26, 1972