Creation: 03 March 2023, Kulturkirche Epiphanias, Mannheil (Germany)
Musicians: 1 mezzo-soprano, 6 percussionists and electronics artist
Duration: 22′
Thomas Hummel has set contemporary Russian-language literature to music in many works. With Vermächtnis he has composed a work of contrasts. One voice against six percussionists. There is calm in the voice and constant restlessness in the percussion. The voice is missing for long periods of time, and then it reappears, almost forgotten. In addition to the real percussionists, virtual percussionists can also be heard over the loudspeakers, subtly condensing the work and making it rhythmically more precise.