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ffffff... (flute with pre-recorded sound)

by Caroline Wilkins (1996)

Audio Sample

Performance by Camilla Hoitenga from the CD Selected works by AMC represented artists

Caroline Wilkins

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CD

Caroline Wilkins : CD 2

Library shelf no. CD 2293 [Available for loan]

Selected works by AMC represented artists

Non-Commercial

This item is not commercially available from the Australian Music Centre. We regret that we cannot offer it for sale.

Work Overview

ffffff...was written as a result of my encounter with the flute-playing machine of Martin Riches, an inventor of machines and instruments who lives in Berlin. As with other works of mine, the influence of certain natural and environmental sounds plays an essential role in the compositional process. These sounds are transcribed and re-worked into a more abstract form. The parallel between mechanism and nature, not so very different from each other from a materialistic point of view, are combined here through a kind of mirroring effect. The title refers to the onomatopaeic sound of the air mechanism inherent to the instrument, which plays a key role throughout the piece.

Work Details

Year: 1996

Instrumentation: Flute and tape or flute(s) and flute-playing machine.

Duration: 10 min.

Difficulty: Advanced — Long continuum passages of playing

First performance: by Eberhard Blum, Martin Riches — 17 Jan 97. Museum of Visual Art, Leipzig.

Performances of this work

2000: Cologne. Featuring Camilla Hoitenga.

17 Jan 97: Museum of Visual Art, Leipzig.. Featuring Eberhard Blum, Martin Riches.

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