Instrumentation: Bass Flute with Live Electronics
Year of Composition: 06-07 2023
Dedication: for Manuel Zurria and Paolo Aralla
Performances:
29 July 2023 Manuel Zurria (fl.) and Paolo Aralla (elec.) - Bazzano Castle, Bologna, Italy
2 December 2023 Casalecchio Di Reno, Bologna, IT. Manuel Zurria
28 January 2024 Palio Xydadiko, Limassol, Cyprus - Eva Stavrou
27 March 2024 Conservatoire Royale de Bruxelles - Eva Stavrou
February 2025 Juilliard - Sooah Jeon
March 2025 Juilliard - Sooah Jeon
Duration: 6 min. ca.
Notes: Reality twists in the deep, eyes and ears deceive man. Time loses its meaning and space distorts. Only the self is left; scared, clueless.
‘Sinking. Under.’ explores the spectral depth of a strong multiphonic on the flute, and many accompanying ones that are somehow related to this multiphonic. The obsessive material of varying and connected articulations develop into a spectral harmonic progression that leaves only a residue of breaths and gasps after its climax. In my piece, the fight for air that is so connected to the instrument becomes the music itself.
Score
Max Patch