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Remnants of a Resonance : for flute and bassoon / Robert McIntyre.
Library shelf no. 785.812/MCI 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Recent discourse and research have and continue to examine how the loss of sonic diversity in wild sounds, due to species extinctions and industrial noise pollution, are cutting off human connection to the Earth in a slow, solemn and unconscious process. Remnants of a Resonance explores this concept through the unique duo pairing of the flute and bassoon, playing with registral, timbral and articulative nuances across a narrative of initial explorative unity, flowing urgency of reality, and fragmentation of what once was. While sound is innately and importantly ephemeral, an extinction-induced silence is not - the more we continue to abuse our Earth's resources, the greater the [sonic] loss.
Work Details
Year: 2024
Instrumentation: Flute, bassoon.
Duration: 5 min.
Dedication note: Dedicated to Christine Pan & Sam Williams.
Commission note: This work was specially composed for flute and bassoon duo of Simone Maurer and Lyndon Watts.
First performance: by Simone Maurer, Lyndon Watts — 21 May 24. Hanson Dyer Hall, Ian Potter Southbank Centre, 33-43 Sturt St, Southbank VIC 3006.
Performances of this work
21 May 24: Hanson Dyer Hall, Ian Potter Southbank Centre, 33-43 Sturt St, Southbank VIC 3006.. Featuring Simone Maurer, Lyndon Watts.
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