Work
In the cut : for violin, cello, bass clarinet, distorted bass guitar and turntable/sin
by Cat Hope (2009)
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Performance by Decibel New Music from the CD Disintegration: Mutation |
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Work Overview
This piece is a study in decline, in particular pitch decline, and the decline of structure and melody. The work begins in the high range of instruments and journeys constantly downward in pitch until the instruments have no tuning left at all, just a loose string or open embouchure. The turntable has a 10" record that plays a descending tone (made especially for the work) that links the bass guitar to the acoustic instruments. In the Cut is a novel by Susanne Moore published in 1999, later adapted into a film directed by Jane Campion. This piece is inspired by the slow burning eroticism that accompanies the disintegration that takes place in that story.
Work Details
Year: 2009
Instrumentation: Bass clarinet, bass guitar, violin, cello, turntable with subwoofer speaker or sine tone.
Duration: 8 min.
Difficulty: Medium
Commission note: Commissioned by Decibel New Music.
First performance: by Decibel New Music at Decibel (Richard Gill Auditorium, WAAPA) on 10 Sep 2009
To perform this piece you will need the Decibel ScorePlayer, an iPad application that puts the score in motion and coordinates the performance.
DOI: 10.26180/5cecb784c267e.
Analysis
Resonate article: Insight: Drawing music by Cat Hope
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Graphic Notation
Performances of this work
6 Dec 2014: at No Encore (Luna Outdoor Cinema). Featuring Decibel New Music.
10 Sep 2009: at Decibel (Richard Gill Auditorium, WAAPA). Featuring Decibel New Music.
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