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Little Moses
Little Moses takes as its starting point an earlier larger percussion work .The third of a commissioned trio of solo works, Moses commissioned by Psappha and jointly subsidised by North West Arts and the Scottish Arts Council, followed on from Uncanny Valley, commissioned by Allan Neave, and Fire Exit, commissioned by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
As with the original work anyone expecting a rather reverential opus inspired by a liturgical or religious source might be slightly disappointed as the title refers to the number from MGM’s superb musical spectacular of 1952, Singing in the Rain, in which Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor ponder, for purely enunciative reasons, whether Moses supposes his toeses was indeed roses. If confused, renting out one of the greatest films ever produced is hugely recommended. The piece, a smaller, leaner and more mobile version of the original, is essentially a musical exploration of this conundrum, building on interplay between the musical material of Moses and the rhythms of the dance routine.Instrumentation
solo percussion
First Performance
Tim Williams/RNCM Manchester 1998