Composer Jeppe Just Christensen
Instrumentation 2 double flexatones and piano
Category 2-6 Instruments
Publication year 2017
Catalogue no. C.1328
Duration 10 minutes
(2009)
Composer Jeppe Just Christensen
Instrumentation 2 double flexatones and piano
Category 2-6 Instruments
Publication year 2017
Catalogue no. C.1328
Duration 10 minutes
The piece was written in 2009 for two “double-flexatones” (see descriptions in the score) and piano.
The name of the piece Neko is Japanese for cat. The only reason for the title is that when I wrote the piece I met a composer who talked about what animals are called in different languages, and also that the sounds the animals make are different. Of course they are not, but if you read children’s books the sound of the pig is for instance “oink“ in English and “øf“ in danish. The sound the cat makes is “miau“ in Danish and “niau“ in Japanese. It is quite interesting to look into these sounds and some people have made entire lists of comparisons.
Neko is in 3 movements, and all three movements are actually the same length. I have “translated“ the motifs from the first movement into chords in the second and then into melodies in the third. All with the same length. The two flexatones actually also play the same lines and melodies. One is playing “forward“ and the other “backwards“. But there are also other things going on – the piece is very structural and organized.
The general structure of the work is:
Flexatone 1 (starts with motif 1) Flexatone (starts with motif 13) And then there are other motifs, that in some way “destroy“ the system, so that it is not so obvious.
J.J.C
Motifs:
1
1-2
1-2-3
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4-5
1-2-3-4-5-6
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
2-3-4-5-6-7-8
3-4-5-6-7-8-9
4-5-6-7-8-9-10
5-6-7-8-9-10-11
6-7-8-9-10-11-12
7-8-9-10-11-12-13
8-9-10-11-12-13
9-10-11-12-13
10-11-12-13
11-12-13
12-13
13
Geteilten Saiten
2022 • Jeppe Just Christensen
2-6 Instruments
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String quartet and 4 additional motorized string instruments
One Song in Three Movements
2018 • Jeppe Just Christensen
Orchestra
18 minutes
2.2.2.2./4.2.2/2perc./12.10.8.6.4 & Jeppe Just Instituttet
Movin'
2005 • Jeppe Just Christensen
7+ Instruments
6 minutes
Picc, cl, perc, pno, guit, vln, vlc
Studie for lilletromme, ridebækken og specielle køller
2017 • Jeppe Just Christensen
Educational Music
4 minutes
Percussion solo
Studie for guitar
2017 • Jeppe Just Christensen
Educational Music
4 minutes
Guitar solo
Douglas
2009 • Jeppe Just Christensen
7+ Instruments
18 minutes
Piccolo, clarinet, alto saxophone, alto trombone, percussion, piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello & electronics
Ground Vol. 8
2007 • Jeppe Just Christensen
Solo
18 minutes
Guitar solo
Three Songs in 9 Movements
2015 • Jeppe Just Christensen
2-6 Instruments
30 minutes
Vocals, various instruments & toys