Machaut in the Age of Motown (2005) is a transcribed mashup of two pre-existing works: The Bells, written by Marvin Gaye (1970) as sung by The Originals, and Tels rit from the Remede de Fortune (1340) written by Guillaume de Machaut as sung by the Project Ars Nova Ensemble. It’s the fifth piece in a series called Machaut in the Machine Age, which I have been making every now and then since 1986 in response to the music and poetry of Guillaume de Machaut, the fabulous 14th century French composer.
You can listen to my original mashup here.
And you can listen to a live recording from the 2018 New Music on the Point Festival by visiting 7 November in A Book of Days.
While the piece was originally scored for soprano sax, clarinet, violin, bass, bells, vibes, piano, and drumset, I am happy for the piece to be adapted for your forces. Here’s a score of a version for soprano and alto sax, viola, bass, bells, vibes, piano, and drumset.
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DETAILS
- Instrumentation: clarinet saxophone percussion (pitched) percussion (unpitched) piano violin bass open instrumentation
- Ensemble Size: 7-12
- Duration: <5 minutes
- Electronics: No Electronics
- Video: No
- Project(s): A Book of Days Machaut in the Machine Age
- Year: 2005