Electronic Work

After the End of Time

for electronic tape

An early electronic work by Lera Auerbach, composed for tape and later performed both in choreographic and concert contexts.

Year 1992
Forces Tape
Duration 9′
Publisher Sikorski

First Performances

First performed as a ballet in New York. March 21, 1998, choreographed by the Juilliard Dance Group. First concert performance: December 11, 2006, Darmstadt.

Context

A compact electronic work shaped for fixed media. Its performance history moves between dance, concert presentation, and archival listening.

Structure

  • Single-movement electronic work Scored for tape, with a duration of approximately nine minutes.
  • Performance medium Intended for playback as fixed electronic media, suitable for concert or choreographic presentation.

Work Information

Full Title
After the End of Time
Instrumentation
Tape.
Expanded Forces
Electronic tape / fixed media playback.
Year
1992
Duration
Approximately 9 minutes.
Publisher
Sikorski. Available through Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski for the world.
First Performance
As a ballet: March 21, 1998, New York; choreographed by the Juilliard Dance Group.
Concert Premiere
December 11, 2006, Darmstadt.

Note

After the End of Time belongs to Auerbach’s early catalogue and occupies a distinct place among her works for electronic media. Its brevity and fixed-medium format give the work an austere theatrical potential: a self-contained sonic object that can function independently in concert or within a staged or choreographic frame.

Online Materials

Materials and Listening

  • Audio

    On-page listening access to the electronic tape recording after acceptance of the educational listening notice.

    Lera Auerbach Studio
  • Score / Materials
    Publisher Work Page

    Official Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski catalogue entry.

    Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski
  • Reference
    Auerbach Work Catalogue

    Catalogue reference including duration and first-performance information.

    Sikorski / Boosey & Hawkes

Publisher and Materials

Published by Sikorski. This work is available through Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski for the world.