Wunderkammer Nr. 3

I have been neglecting my dear old blog for the past few days, out of necessity to write this piece for Eighth Blackbird. Needless to say, it is consuming my time, though moments ago I finally had the revelation I have been searching for to complete this movement and send it off to the ensemble with hopes of achieving some rehearsal time. In the mean time, I thought I'd post a little link to the subject matter which has inspired my rather abstract musical meditations.

Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka were a father and son team based in Dresden at the end of the 19th century. Together, they worked in glass to create some of the most stunningly realistic and hauntingly frozen models of biological specimens from the sea as well as innumerable flowers to display in natural history museums around the world. Here are a few pictures of the exact models which have inspired my latest work-in-progress, "Blaschka" for Pierrot Ensemble with Harpsichord. Remember, these are made from glass!