PSR 1957+20 (Black Widow)
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Instrumentation — amplified contrabass clarinet & modular synthesizer + tape
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Year — 2023
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Duration — 21'
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Material — score (version: 04/2023) + recording
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Program notes — PSR B1957+20 is an eclipsing “black widow” binary pulsar located in the Milky Way: a rapidly spinning neutron star - or pulsar - , with very tight orbits, slowly consuming its companion star — the later being literally evaporated by the powerful outflows of high-energy particles.
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Première — 24.03.23 @NMZentrale | Essen (DE) — Heni Hyunjung Kim
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PSR 1957+20 (Black Widow)
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Instrumentation — amplified contrabass clarinet & modular synthesizer + tape
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Year — 2023
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Duration — 21'
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Material — score (version: 04/2023) + recording
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Program notes — PSR B1957+20 is an eclipsing “black widow” binary pulsar located in the Milky Way: a rapidly spinning neutron star - or pulsar - , with very tight orbits, slowly consuming its companion star — the later being literally evaporated by the powerful outflows of high-energy particles.
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Première — 24.03.23 @NMZentrale | Essen (DE) — Heni Hyunjung Kim
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