Cecilia Damström
Infirmus for string orchestra
SCORE
Cecilia Damström
Infirmus for string orchestra
Op. 40
2015
SCORE
I N S T R U M E N TAT I O N String orchestra (min. 4.3.2.2.1)
• Always continuous gliss. starting immediately from the first note.
The name Infirmus means sick or weak in Latin, and that is what the piece is about: tinnitus, arrhythmia, headaches, bacteria and pain in every form: lingering, underlying or stinging. Also in this piece (as in my string quartet) I quote one of my earlier choral compositions to Psalm 22 with the theme for “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”. This piece is dedicated to every person around the world suffering from incurable diseases and what you would call “rare diseases” or non-acknowledged diseases such as for instance chronicle Lyme.
Duration: 7′30″ Composed for Caprico Orchestra and Tampering Festival 2015 World premiere
22 August 2015; Alexander Church, Tampere, Finland Caprico Orchestra, cond. Elisar Riddelin
ISMN 979-0-070-14193-2 Score: GE 14193
Study score: GE 14195
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Copyright © 2019 Gehrmans Musikförlag AB, Stockholm Stema Specialtryck, Borås
KV/MM 2021
Infirmus Op. 40 Grave q = 60
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