Sinking. Under

Instrumentation: Bass Flute with Live Electronics

Year of Composition: 06-07 2023

Dedication: for Manuel Zurria and Paolo Aralla

First Performance: 29 July 2023 Manuel Zurria (fl.) and Paolo Aralla (etr.) - Bazzano Castle, Bologna, Italy

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