Peter Gahn
Stokes Shift - duo/trio version
theremin, piano /
2 theremin, plavier
(2008)
5 min
Edition Juliane Klein
performances
- world premiere (trio version): "TOUCH! DON'T TOUCH!" Barbara Buchholz& Lydia Kavina (Theremin), Heather O'Donnell (Klavier), stilwerkforum, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2008
- additional performances: Cologne, Germany, Kölner Philharmonie, Alter Wartesaal, 2009
programme note
The "stokes shift" is the physical effect of the difference of
the colour spectrum between the absorbed and emitted light. Fluorescent
materials emit different coloured light than the light they absorb. The result
of this effect will be a "redshift" of the colours.
(Peter Gahn)
