Ocean Moons (2023)

Instrumentations:
2 piano
2 percussion

OR

Piano four-hands
2 percussion

Duration: ca. 15’

I. Triton
II. Titan
III. Europa
IV. Enceladus

Some of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System are moons that orbit gas giants. Four in particular: Triton (Neptune), Titan (Saturn), Europa (Jupiter), and Enceladus (Saturn), plausibly host liquid oceans. Ocean Moons explores each of these worlds––“Triton” imagines the ice monuments of an alien civilization, “Titan” describes a thick, hazy atmosphere with hydrocarbon clouds, “Europa” documents whale song heard beneath the moon’s icy crust, and “Enceladus” depicts a bleak and cold desert.

commissioned by the icarus Quartet, as part of their ‘22–’23 iQ Tests initiative

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