The Order of Time

(2024)

Composer Veronika Voetmann

Instrumentation for mixed choir (SSAATTBB)

Category Choir

Publication year 2026

Catalogue no. C.2032

Duration 5 minutes

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Things are Transformed
one into Another
according to Necessity
and render Justice
to one Another
according to
The Order of Time

The text is one of the only surviving quotes from Greek philosopher Anaximander (610 – 546 BCE). He was known for developing the idea of cosmology and believed that everything derives from the Apeiron – the infinite. He also believed that the world originated through an eternal motion that would split all matters into opposites (e.g. hot/cold) and that eventually this world would be destroyed and return to the infinite, in order to let other worlds emerge.

In this piece, a musical rendition of the text is sought after, where both the duality and interplay between the voice groups are examined as they seamlessly blend, part, and transform one into another.

The Order of Time

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