COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
NGC_.40634.1-40
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Cardiff, Janet
Creator Nationality:
Canadian
Creator Dates/Places:
born: 1957 - died:
Biography:
Canadian, born 1957
Gender:
F
Creator Birth Place:
Canada: Ontario, Brussels
Creator Name-CRT:
Janet Cardiff
Title:
Forty-Part Motet
View:
full view
Creation Date:
2001
Creation Start Date:
2001
Creation End Date:
2001
Materials and Techniques:
40-track audio installation
Classification Term:
Sculpture
Subject Description:
A reworking of 'Spem in Alium' (1575) by Thomas Tallis. The forty voices are grouped into eight choirs of five voices. Each voice was recorded separately and is played back through a single loudspeaker. The piece was recorded by the Salisbury Cathedral Choir, and was originally commissioned by the Salisbury Festival.
Dimensions:
dimensions variable
Measurement Unit:
cm
Measurement Dimension:
width
AMICA Contributor:
National Gallery of Canada
Owner Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
ID Number:
40634.1-40
Credit Line:
Purchased 2001
Related Image Identifier Link:
NGC_.40634.1-40.tif
