Detail View: The AMICA Library: Forty-Part Motet

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
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
NGC_.40634.1-40.tif