Julian Weaver
Sordine a new installation by Julian Weaver, is the second in a series of works exploring historical relationships between dirigibles and the keyboard.
Sordine considers Rhapsody for Organ, Op.17, No.31, by Herbert Howells: written one night when he was unable to sleep for the noise of Zeppelin raids on York during the final stages of World War I.
Folded over the keys, the felt suggests a muffling of sound: from Howells's bedclothes, the felt boots of the zepplin crews, worn to minimise the risk of sparks and the silence cloth used to cover the piano keyboard when not in use.
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