R.E:M!X/XL

a.k.a. Vis cu vampiri ii

version for symphony orchestra of

R.E:M!X (a.k.a. Vis cu vampiri)

2018

Orchestration: 2(dbl.picc.),A-Fl.,2,C.A.,2,B-cl.,2,C-bs.;3,2,Picc.Tp.,3,0;Timp.,3Perc.,P-no.,Hp.;strings

Duration: 7 minutes

Subtitled 'Vis cu vampiri' (literal translation 'Dream with vampires'), the piece is an ironic commentary with dadaist twists upon the contemporary pseudo-mythology of the vampire. Much like the historical prince and Romanian legends which were the basis of the fabrication of Dracula, the musical material is "remix"-ed beyond recognition (a clue for the keen musical detective: it's an iconic Romanian folk song from Transylvania). Bits of the distorted folk song clash with club rhythms and text fragments from Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' and Cicero's 'De finibus dolorum et malorum'.

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Vlad Maistorovici