Monday the
11th of May 2015 and at the moment I’m working on a commission for Blekinge International Brass Academy 2015, where I will be composer in residence
together with two other composers from Malmö Academy of Music. I’m writing for
an ensemble of 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 French horn and 1
tuba.
Last week I
was in Würzburg in Germany, and outside the window where I lived the Red Cross
had a big station of ambulances. At one point several ambulances left the
station at the same time, and I must say that the quarters and small thirds at
different pitches ringing at the same time where very beautiful. So I decided
to write a piece integrating quarters and small thirds at different pitches as
a main element in my new piece. It’s a bit ironic I notice now, because the
festivals name is shortened BIBA and that is more or less the sound with which
people imitate ambulances and fire trucks, “bii-baaa-bii-baa”!
I also think the Doppler Effect is very fascinating, that is to say the apparent change in the frequency of a wave cased by a relative motion between the source of the wave and the observer, so I’m planning on integrating “faked” Doppler Effects as well.
I also think the Doppler Effect is very fascinating, that is to say the apparent change in the frequency of a wave cased by a relative motion between the source of the wave and the observer, so I’m planning on integrating “faked” Doppler Effects as well.
A third
thing I think is super cool with brass instruments are the very low notes, and
also so called pedal tones on trombones, French horn and tuba. They can sound
like loud foghorns, exciting!
I’m also planning on splitting up the trumpets and the trombones on each side of the ensemble, so that the stereo effect and moving sensation of the Doppler Effect will be a bit more prominent.
I’m also planning on splitting up the trumpets and the trombones on each side of the ensemble, so that the stereo effect and moving sensation of the Doppler Effect will be a bit more prominent.
All of this
I’m writing without having written a note yet, so let’s see how I will succeed
with actually realizing all my ideas into music! Deadline 10.6, hey ho let's go!
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