Harmonies Magnétiques

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“Harmonies magnétiques” continues the work initiated by composer Karl Naegelen with the musicians of the Quatuor Umlaut (Calques, 2021) and the musicians of the company Atelier de Papier, creators of the cordoniums (Cartographie de rythmes #3 – Battements, 2022).

In his writing, Karl Naegelen enjoys working with the relationship between similar timbres, capable of generating perceptual disturbances and acoustic illusions. His recent pieces often result from the exploration of “twin textures.”

“Harmonies Magnétiques” explores the unexpected closeness between a formation over two and a half centuries old (the string quartet) and instruments born from new lutherie (the cordoniums). The traditional bow of hair and wood dialogues with its electric, magnetic “aura.” This new kind of sextet provides an opportunity to shape new textures—vibrant, changing, and alive: the magnetism of the string excited by an electric field is answered by the magnetism between sounds and intervals, which in turn create beats and textures.

Agenda


24 October 2024
Harmonies magnétiques

Le DOC, Saint-Germain d’Ectot (FR)

Members of the band


Amaryllis Billet
violin

Anna Jalving
violin

Fanny Paccoud
viola

Caroline Peach
double bass

Mattieu Delauney
cordoniums

Elliot Aschard
cordoniums

Karl Naegelen
composition