Martin Lohse

Moto immoto
Mobile I
for two accordion

Supported by The Danish Arts Foundation

Composed 2010
 Moto immoto
Mobile I
for accordion duo

Moto immoto (motion in the motionless) was composed in 2009 as an electroacustic piece, created
with samples from Vienna Symphonic Library as a virtual piece for symphonic orchestra. The
scoring and rearrangement for two accordions was written in 2010.

A simple pattern of 6 major thirds represents all the harmonics in the piece. It counts in 5/4 and are
slowly moving through all the keys forming an irreversible feeling of lost times and sorrow.
Insistent figures across the rhythm of the chords in the strings and especially in the brass creates a
counterpoint to the slow music, but it really doesn't change the somehow transcendental feeling of
the work.

Mobile
A musical technique where different layers of music in individual tempos, metric and musical style
are combined in a simple pattern of chords, which slowly modulate through all the keys in a newer
ending sequence, creating a music with no or very few dissonances.

I've developed the technique by combining different musical methods used in older works.
1. Use of multiple layers of music, which have been a important part of my music since 2000.
2. A simple repeating sequence of chords as the only harmonic material in the piece, which
creates a music on the move, in a never ending modulation from the start to the end.
Used in works like Haiku (1999), In liquid... (2003) and Image balancantes (2004).
3. A 'rhythm across harmony' principle, where different together sounding motives are played
in individual tempos across the rhythm of the chords.
First used in Smoke (2000) and developed as a technique in Liebestraum (Liszt arrangement
from 2005), and later used in 8 momenti mobile (2008) before it finally evolved to the
technique used in this work and Concerto in tempi from 2010.

Martin Lohse 2010

Moto immoto
Mobile I
for akkordeon duo

Moto immoto (bevægelse I det ubevægelige) blev I 2009 komponeret som et elektroakustisk værk
med samples fra Vienna Symphonic Library som et virtuelt stykke for symfoniorkester, og fik sin
endelige udgave for symfoniorkester i 2010. Værket for akkordeon duo er komponeret i 2010.

Et simpelt mønster af 6 store tertser bevæger sig langsomt igennem alle tonearter i en musik med
ingen eller ganske få dissonanser, hvilket skaber en ren men også sorgfuld følelse af tabt tid.
Undervejs afbrydes den mere transcendentale musik af hurtigere mere tætte afsnit, hvilket dog ikke
ændrer på den grundlæggende stemning i værket.

Martin Lohse 2010

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Moto immoto
Adagio con passione sostenuto No. 1c
q = 72 Martin Lohse 2010

    
 
Accordion I
    
 

  
    

 



 

  
       
     
Accordion II f   
     

A tempo
A q = 72
             
4 rit.

  
  
  
Acc. I mp

  
     
p ppp

        
Acc. II

    
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B
7
       

         

 pp  ppp
Acc. I
      
    
p

 
sim.
 
  



 
     
    
  

  
Acc. II
 
   
f
    

C
11
    
        
   
Acc. I
pp  ppp p pp  ppp

       
      

sim.

       
  
     
Acc. II  
mp 
    
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  
D 
  
   
15
   
       
Acc. I pp  ppp pp  ppp
   
    
    

 
     
   
  
  
Acc. II    
     
p

E A tempo

poco rit. q = 72
     
19
        

   
    
pp  ppp pp  ppp
  
Acc. I
    
       

     

  
Acc. II

     

  
mf p mf p mf
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   F
 
24
 
          
pp  ppp p mf p


Acc. I

    

      
  
    p    
p    
 
Acc. II
pp ppp pp ppp
 
        
     

G
 
29

         
p
mf mp mf
Acc. I

    

      
   
p      p     
   
Acc. II
pp  ppp pp  ppp
 
  
   
  
    
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   
H
33
     

 
        
               
       
Acc. I      
f


   
   
mp legato


     
    
 
   
 
Acc. II
f

       
  
mf

35        
        
  
         
Acc. I      

    
   
  
   
 
      
  
Acc. II  
 
      
      

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   
   
37
                
                  
   
        
 
Acc. I

 


  
 
  
  
     
 
 
Acc. II  
     
    
  
  


I
  

39

             
  
mf  
Acc. I f

   
    
    

  mp
p
 

        
p

         
mp   p

    

Acc. II

    
        


  ppp
p  pp
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J
43
 
         
    
Acc. I
 
     
 
mp

    
  
   

p

  
Acc. II

       
       
 p p
pp  ppp pp  ppp

47
K
     
Acc. I

        
  

       
   


Acc. II

          
 

           
 p p
pp  ppp pp  ppp pp  ppp
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52
L
     
   
  
Acc. I p 
    

      

 
      
 
mp

 
Acc. II
       
         
 
p
pp  ppp p
pp  ppp

M
56
   
      





      
    
   

Acc. I

    

        
       

Acc. II

       

          
p
 p

pp  ppp pp  ppp
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N
60

       
       
   
p p
Acc. I
pp  ppp pp  ppp

      
     

     

  
p mf p
Acc. II
  
     

O pp
 
64

        
p      p     
   
Acc. I
pp  ppp pp  ppp
 
  
   
  
    

     
    
mf mp mf
   
Acc. II

     

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P

68
  
     
  
f    
   
 
Acc. I

       

 
mf

   
  
                 
                  
   
 
 
  
f
Acc. II   
   
     
         

       
f     

70

   
      
  
Acc. I
 


 

   
 
    
 
       
        
         
         
     
Acc. II

  
               
            
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Q
72
  
    
  
Acc. I  
    
     

 



   
   
     
                       
                   
        
Acc. II  
   
          
        
         


R
                         
74

 
                


  
Acc. I f  
 
                           
  
                          
f  

       
      
        
 

p mf
  
Acc. II

         
     
  
   
mf
14


S
      
                           
78

                          


       
Acc. I f 
   
    
       
          
  
 



    
     
   
Acc. II  
  
  
     




T
       
     
                               
80

                
       
Acc. I
   
              
            


 
       
    
  
Acc. II 
    
  
    
 
 15
     
 
                   
82

                  
       
Acc. I        
   
       
    
             
    
 
  
      
     
   
     

Acc. II

    
  
    


U
84
V
      

 
Acc. I
 
   
           
 p  pp p  pp
p


         
mf decresc.
Acc. II


 
  
    
      
mp
16

89
W
     
   
pp poco a poco cresc.
 
Acc. I

        
pp  ppp

 
         
  
pp

 ppp
Acc. II
    
    
   

 
pp poco a poco cresc.

94
X
          
mp
Acc. I

      

      

          
 
pp  
ppp p  pp p

Acc. II

       

      
 17
Y
99       

   
  
p 
Acc. I pp
pp p

      
  
   
         

 ppp 
 ppp

pp pp

   
  

     
         
 
mf mp
Acc. II

    


Z
      

103

   
  
pp
p
           
Acc.


          

   
  pp  ppp pp  ppp

  
  
      
p mf
Acc. II

    
18
AA
107        
  
          
p

      
Acc.   
   
          
   
pp  ppp pp  ppp

   
       
        
 
  
 
Acc. II mp  
      
p

BB

   

111

 

   
   
Acc.
  
pp  ppp
   

ppp

       
             
  

Acc. II mf

      
mp p mp
 19
CC

   
114
     

p mp
Acc.
 
   

    
 
pp  ppp

    

 
   
   
 
Acc. II

  
pp p
   
       
pp p



DD

119         
  
Acc.

      


         
   


Acc. II
            
   

20
EE

   
    
    


Acc. II
      
    

FF
    
131
   
 

   
Acc.

     
   

   
    
 
Acc. II
      
    
 


 
poco rit. molto rit.
136
  
     

   
pp

   
Acc.
     
  
pp
 

    

     


pp
 
Acc. II

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Fine duration 10’30