David Lang (1957)

Little Eye (1999)

duration: 12:00

Originally written for the Bang On A Can Allstars, janus performs Little Eye as viola (singing out the repetitive melody-line), harp and three non-percussionists on break drums and other found objects. Of this piece, the composer has said, “(it is) a powerful meditation on childhood and memory. Sweet and simple on the surface, gentle musical fragments float by, leaving faint traces of darkness in their wake. The result is at once dramatic and personal, intensely introspective and piercingly beautiful.”