Pēteris Vasks

Tris skatieni

In the subtitle, the composer calls the piece 'Three looks into the infinity of time'. Tris skatieni is an extraordinary work in every respect. It has no fixed instrumentation, the instruments can be chosen freely from orchestral, folk or old musical instruments. It requires a minimum of four players but there may well be more in any number you like.As the performance does not cause any technical difficulties, the piece offers performers, from beginner or amateur to professional musician, interesting possibilities to experiment with tones and rhythms. Unforeseeable and unrepeatable in detail, the result is, in general, a fascinating tonal world dazzling in many different ways.