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Open Veins

from Open Veins by Robert Moran

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OPEN VEINS for amplified violin and variable chamber ensemble deals with the suicide of Petronius, the author of SATYRICON, who was ordered by Nero to take his own life for crimes for which he had been falsely accused. Petronius felt no need to dispatch himself hastily, so he severed his wrists then bound them up in beautiful material and proceeded to entertain his guests in a most lavish fashion. Before allowing himself to “move into the next stage”, he wrote out a long list of the Emperor’s orgies and sexual outrages, by naming partners, cataloguing his experiments, then signing and sealing the document and copies, all being sent off to the Emperor and his court. Premiered in 1986, this work with its individual “graphic parts” for members of the ensemble against the written out part for solo violin, is “a creation in development” as the actual live performance moves through the various sections.

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from Open Veins, released June 2, 2021
Alexander Balanescu, violin
Piano Circus Band, conducted by the composer
Both “Arias, Interludes and Inventions” from DESERT OF ROSES
and OPEN VEINS were recorded at Barbirolli Hall, St. Clement Danes School, Chorleywood, UK on 6-8 August 1991.
Producer: Andrew Cornall
Recording Engineer: Jonathan Stokes

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Robert Moran Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Robert Moran has traveled many musical paths since 1957 when he began his study of 12-tone music in Vienna with Hans Erich Apostel. He has composed for solo instruments and intimate chamber groups; he has created musical compositions incorporating 100,000 performers, radio and television stations, skyscrapers, and airplanes; and he has collaborated with Phillip Glass to compose opera scores. ... more

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