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Doing the AO tango (sextets: flute, clarinet, 2 percussion, violin, cello)
by Becky Llewellyn (1988)
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Doing the AO (Adults Only) tango : for flute, clarinet, domestic percussion I & II, violin, scordatura cello / Becky Llewellyn.
Library shelf no. 785.5416/LLE 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Why is classical music seen as stuffy? Serious? Boring? In 1988,
I devised a tango-based performance piece of domestic sound
sources from kitchens and sheds to counter this prejudice. The
performers need to be as talented as ever: they just change the
way they play their instruments (with extended techniques and
tunings) and what instruments they play.
It is meant to be harmless fun with a chance for normally
well-behaved musicians to let their hair down in an ensemble
situation. Doing the AO Tango was revised in 1991.
Work Details
Year: 1988
Instrumentation: Chamber ensemble: Flute, clarinet in B flat, percussion (2 players), violin, cello (lowest string tuned down to B flat). Domestic percussion includes rolling pins, cake tins, manual egg beater, large garden shears, hammer, garden trowel, BBQ fork and tongs, wing action wine opener, jar of nails, washboard, drink or spray cans, manual shavers, used toothbrushes, garbage can lid, key ring, coffee cup. Percussion players to don his/her matching aprons.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional.
Humorous encore piece for chamber ensemble.
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