They Sang But Had Nor Human Tunes Nor Words
Works
Eric Moe: They Sang But Had Nor Human Tunes Nor Words (2019)
Performers
Brightwork ensemble, piano, percussion, violin, cello, flute, clarinet, sopranoAron Kallay, piano
Shalini Vijayan, violin
Maggie Parkins, cello
Sara Andon, flute
Brian Walsh, clarinets
Nick Terry, percussion
Released in July, 2025
They Sang But Had Nor Human Tunes Nor Words is a chamber work for violin, cello, flute, clarinet, keyboard and percussion–a favorite instrumentation in modern music often referred to as “pierrot + percussion” (alluding to Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire). Here, Moe takes the flexible ensemble to new sound worlds, stretching the pitch space with microtones to utilize the space between the traditional 12 pitch classes of western music.
They Sang But Had Nor Human Tunes Nor Words was written for Brightwork newmusic in 2019, and largely composed during a residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
Credits
They Sang But Had Nor Human Tunes Nor Words ©2019 by Eric H. Moe ASCAP
Brightwork Ensemble:
Sara Andon, flute; Brian Walsh, clarinet; Shalini Vijayin, violin; Maggie Parkins, cello; Nick Terry, percussion; Aron Kallay, keyboard
Recorded May 16, 2022 at Harvey Mudd College
Recorded by Scott Fraser, Architecture
Produced by Brandon J. Rolle
Mixing and mastering by Ryan Streber, Oktaven Audio
Album image: Barbara Weissberger
Album design: Aron Kallay
Aron Kallay, Executive Producer
