Anthony Gustav Morris - art despite technology

HOTEL - Rich Bitch - ambiguous duplicity is a ballet score for medium sized orchestra. 2009
37 Minutes
Composer: Anthony Gustav Morris
Status: Score and orchestral parts available
  • AUDIO - Excerpts from the Demo Recording
    Screen shot 2010-07-08 at 23.30.11 Uhr
    Several excerpts can be found HERE
  • VIDEO - The making of the demo recording with interviews
    Screen shot 2010-07-05 at 16.24.13 Uhr
  • An explanation about this work
    Screen shot 2010-07-07 at 17.23.03 UhrThis FAQ forms the basis for an article about why and wherefore I wrote this piece and about my attitude to the genre in general.
  • The brief for the piece
    Before starting this project I asked for some advice from those who would know and the letter I received with this advice is here.
  • The Titles
    HOTEL is the title for the respectable, low risk environments.
    RICH BITCH is the most controversial one and it represents solely the attributes given to one of the characters in the plot by another socially maladjusted character. The term is used almost journalistically and does not represent at all any of my necessities to use the term in any real life context.
    ambiguous duplicity (in lowercase because it’s “cool”) is the intellectual upmarket title that explains really that the story is fairly ambiguous, as is sometimes narrative ballet in any case, and duplicitous because of the alternative characters given to the personalities depicted in the story.
  • MERCHANDISE
    This helps pay for the recordings and so on.
    Screen shot 2010-07-23 at 23.15.17 Uhr
  • Instrumentation
    Piccolo
    Flute
    Oboe
    Cor Anglais
    Clarinet in Bb
    Bass Clarinet in Bb
    Bassoon
    Horn I,II,III
    Trumpet I,II
    Trombone
    Bass Trombone
    Tuba
    Timpani (1 player)
    Percussion (3 players) Hi Wood Block, Ride, Side Drum, Cymbals, Tubular Bells
    Harp
    Piano
    Violins I,II
    Violas
    Violoncello
    Double Bass
  • FULL ORCHESTRAL SCORE (password protected pdf)
    Please ask for the password before downloading, it will neither print nor copy after opening. Access will be restricted to production related enquiries. If you would like to buy the score click HERE
  • DOCUMENTATION - The project outline pdf document (password protected pdf)
    This document outlines the plot/s for the ballet and possible staging suggestions and also explains my thinking behind this project (as best I can anyway). THIS DOCUMENT IS HERE AND REQUIRES A PASSWORD WHICH YOU CAN GET FROM ME BY EMAIL.
  • DOCUMENTATION - The character list and attributes (password protected pdf)
    This lists the potential characters and has a side by side dual personality if you like listing. THIS DOCUMENT IS HERE AND REQUIRES A PASSWORD WHICH YOU CAN GET FROM ME BY EMAIL.
  • DOCUMENTATION - One Page project summary (password protected pdf)
    This is where to start to get an idea about the dupicity aspects of the plot. Please ask by email for a password. RB summary one sheet