TETRIS
for double wind quintet (decet)

DUTATION: 18 minutes

INSTRUMENTATION: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 Horns, 2 bassoons

YEAR COMPOSED: 2009

Experience the dynamic and captivating world of Lior Navok's TETRIS, a remarkable composition for double wind quintet. Crafted in 2009, this 18-minute masterpiece enriches the wind decet repertoire with its intricate interplay between 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, and 2 bassoons. Perfect for contemporary music composers and ensembles, TETRIS stands out as a must-have score for anyone looking to explore new music within the realm of double wind quintet compositions. Enhance your double wind quintet repertoire with this extraordinary addition today.

TETRIS double wind quintet (score) [Hard Copy]

$30.00

Quantity

Item:	Full Score (Study Score)
Format:	Hard Copy
Edition:	2nd Edition
Copyright:	Lior Navok
Publisher:	Lior Navok Music
Pages:	44
Binding:	Plastic Spiral
Ink:	Black & White
Paper Size:	DIN A4 / Letter

Program Notes:

Tetris — for double wind quintet, was written during the fall of 2009 in New York City. The city, with its fast pace of life, neurotic flow, continuous stream of people, traffic, and information, serves as the inspiration for this piece. Watching from the sidelines, the fast-moving people appeared to me like robots controlled by an above force, mechanically moving from one place to another, fighting against the clock, against the part of the brain that says – “Relax!” and against each other. Surviving amidst a jungle of brick walls and tall buildings. It seemed to me that people could not enjoy a full basic inhale-exhale process. Good breathing consumes too much time.

People were constantly looking for ways to juggle between many things at the same time. They seemed to me like Tetris players who try to match the bricks to a certain pattern, constantly in demand to increase speed. Though to the stranger, this pace of life looks fascinating and exciting, I felt that deep inside things look a bit different, quite tragic.

The piece consists of four connected sections: Keep moving, Gutter People, Getting busy, and Keeping busy. The first and fourth movements refer to the continuous, breathless pace of life. Restless people are the subject of the third movement, a short satire. The second movement is inspired by the thousands of people who spend all their lives in the cellar of a restaurant or shop after immigrating from far away, only to serve the ever-hurrying people above them.

Tetris was written for the Hindemith Woodwind Quintet. It was commissioned by the Hochschule für Musik, Mainz with kind support from the Annie Eisler Lehmann Stiftung.

Movements:

1. Keep moving
2. Gutter People
3. Getting busy
4. Keeping busy