Musical Category Electroacoustic Music ("tape music")
Instrumentation (general) 8-track tape
Premiere
Date 2008/Nov/01
Organization/Event MANTIS 08
Venue Martin Harris Centre
Town Manchester
Country United Kingdom
Program Notes
Hydatos belongs to a cycle of four pieces inspired by representations of the four elements (fire, water, earth, wind) in the Old Testament. Hydatos is a Greek word that means “water”. This piece is inspired on the first verses of the Old Testament (Genesis Chapter 1:2)
“And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” This piece was commissioned by Gulbenkian Foundation e NOVARS, and was composed in the composer’s personal studio and at the NOVARS Research Center in Manchester, UK.
Commission
Date 2008
Commissioning Body Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Music Department, NOVARS