Pas de Signal

Pas de Signal [help]

'Pas de Signal [help]' is a chamber piece written in 4 parts for the Swedish ensemble Paerls Before Swine. It has been written in two versions:

- Flute, violin, cello & piano (prepared)

- Flute, clarinet, percussion, piano (prepared), accordion, zither, violin & cello

Other versions have been made as well for special occasions.

1st & 2nd part (performed at Darmstadt):

- Flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin & cello

3rd part (performed in Aarhus (DK) by Lydenskab):

- Flute, trumpet, percussion, piano (prepared), guitar & cello

I chose the title after seeing an emergency text that appears when a projector looses its contact with the computer. I saw this many times when I lived in France in 2010. It was like a cry for help from the machine and I thought it was a suitable title for this piece.

Part 1-3 all ends with an improvisation part. Because of that the duration of the piece can vary. I have written some time suggestions but I am open for other durations as well.

The piece can be played with or without a conductor. If the ensemble not are used to play together as a quartet (or to play inside piano) it can be a good idea to have some help to keep it together. But it is up to the musicians to choose this.

’Pas de Signal [help]' is a part of the chamber opera "The Illuminated Traces of Ligeia”.

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Material to download:

Score (quartet)

Score (octet)

Score (sextet, only part 3)

Recording (quartet)

Recording (3rd part live with ens. Lydenskab: fl, trp, prc, pno, gtr & vlc)

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Listen

Live with the ensemble Pearls Before Swine

Live with the ensemble Lydenskab

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Pas de Signal [help] for quartet

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