Jolie Sphinx

for violin
2009
3 minutes

Personne n’a vécu dans le passé; personne ne vivra dans le futur; le présent est la forme de toute vie, c’est une possession qu’aucun ne peut lui arracher. Le temps est comme un cercle qui tournerait sans fin. — α60

In Jean-Luc Godard’s film Alphaville citizens lose their humanity and individuality to a totalitarian technocracy run by the master computer, Alpha-60. A secret agent sent to assassinate the computer’s designer rescues the beguiling Natacha von Braun, as her re-emergent emotions contend with the imposed order of Alpha-60s manufactured reality. He is captivated by her “beautiful sphinx voice”.

This score now includes the original score and a newly edited edition with harmonics and fingerings as performed by Sarah Plum.

8.5×11 PDF score
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