Aural setting

Question 1

Who is the composer of Sutra?

Answer 1

Symon Brozska

Question 2

What are the key instruments in Sutra?

Answer 2

Piano, 2x violin, cello

Question 3

What was the process of creating the music?

Answer 3

The music was created prior to movement but was refined during training
The musicians would react to the monks movement live - follow the movement and the pace

Question 4

What is Symon Brozska’s music style?

Answer 4

Contemporary avant-garde, but also deeply rooted in classical music and has a minimalistic style

Question 5

What was Brozska’s aims for the work?

Answer 5

Created a sense of mystery that Larbi wanted
He wanted to absorb the culture and traditions of the monks
Wanted to create a specific atmosphere and personal emotions
The idea was to create a score that didn’t interrupt with the monk’s inner rhythms

Question 6

What were the starting points for the aural setting?

Answer 6

Emotion - Brozska and Larbi discussed certain moods and atmospheres that they both wanted to create
The movement in terms of its energy, place and strcture