Bhava I

Instrumentation

Cello
1
Percussion
2

Additional Information

A four movement oratorio, Bhava contemplates Buddhist concepts surrounding life and death. In keeping with the idea that death is not a permanent state, the four movements could start their cycle on any of the four movements and the work would still make sense. The ensemble draws inspiration from sounds associated with Tibetan Buddhists like the Tibetan horn and singing bowls. The work also draws on ideas and concepts more closely associated with the early Catholic Church like organum, motet and canon.



Bhava I - A trio for Cello and Percussion, which contemplates the lotus in the lake.

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Details

Year
Score file
Minutes
8

Recordings

Date published
2014
Date recorded
2015
Performers
Ruth Hallows, Shaun Rigby, Max Ireland
Title
Bhava I
Venue
Dora Stouzker Hall, RWCMD.