square without corners (2017) for Trombone and Live-Electronics

Premiered by Marie Nøkleby Hanssen and ÖEÞ in Kunstverein Hannover, 9.2.2017.

In 2017 'square without corners' received the Klaus Huber Kompositionspreis.

'square without corners' was selected for Ung Nordisk Musik Bergen 2018,
where it was performed by Annaroosa Lampela and ÖEÞ.

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“fang wu yu. // The greatest square has no corners.”

“da yin xi sheng. // The greatest music has no sound.”

–Dao de Jing (#41, 17./19.), Laozi

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In 'square without corners' the first bar of Gérard Grisey's "Prologue" for
Viola solo from the "Les Espaces acoustiques" cycle was taken as an objet trouvé,
reinterpreted and repurposed for the trombone.