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Miroslav Pudlak
Miroslav Pudlak was born in 1961 in Rome. He studied composition and musicology in
Prague and Paris. He participated at composers' courses and workshops in Darmstadt
(1988), Kazimierz (Poland, 1986, 1987), Amsterdam (1988, 1990). Pudlák was the
artistic director and conductor of the Prague contemporary music ensembles Agon
(1985-1990) and Mondschein (from 1996). He was awarded the "1993 Young Composer award"
of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra and received commissions for
the same orchestra. In 1995-96 he won the Fulbright scholarship and was active as
visiting composer at California and Oregon universities. Miroslav Pudlak teaches
music theory at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. His music has been performed
in Austria, Britain, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Ukraine, USA,
and recorded on CDs of ARTA Records, Prague.
A Winged Creature
The title evokes a dreamlike vision of a being, which is both sublime and disturbing (angelic
and monstrous). The form of the composition, as ambiguous as the title, is continually, yet
inconclusively, striving for shape. The only unifying musical element is a gesture, which is
representative of fluttering of wings. This gesture is transformed and varied throughout the
six sections of the piece, which can be characterised as follows: 1. Apparition, 2. Flight, 3.
Legend, 4. Dance, 5. Meditation, 6. Procession. The piece was commissioned by the Academy
of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra.