Vox Balaenae [SEP] instrumentation
Vox Balaenae
Vox Balaenae ("Voice of the Whale"), is a work for electric flute, cello and amplified piano by the American avant-garde composer George Crumb. It was composed for performance by the New York Camerata in 1971.
Background.
As the name of the piece indicates, "Vox Balaenae" was inspired by whale songs. "Late in the 1960s, George Crumb heard a tape recording prepared by a marine scientist of the sounds emitted by the humpback whale... In 1971, Crumb
of the States: George Crumb four works by the composer
- George Crumb: Voice of the Whale plays "Vox Balaenae" with a synchronized display of its score
- An interview with George Crumb in September, 2009 by Marc Medwin
- Recordings of premiere performances of The Yellow Moon of Andalusia and Yesteryear (revised 2015) San Francisco Contemporary Music Players