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Arc-Tension, For Clarinet And Piano, Bruno Louchourn Dec 2011

Arc-Tension, For Clarinet And Piano, Bruno Louchourn

Bruno Louchouarn

This piece is part of a cycle on the phenomenology and poetics of spaces and explores the idea of a linear space. In French “arc” means both “bow” and “arch.” In both these artifacts there is a sense of contained tension and energy, even in their static state. This particular contrast, present in the keystone—holding the arch together—and in the taut bow string, has prompted me to explore this kind of tension musically. There is a sense of restrained movement in the constant interaction between fast figuration and slow pulse, flow and interrupting silence. Like the bow, high strung but …

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Vox Populi, For Timpani And Electronics, Bruno Louchourn Dec 2011

Vox Populi, For Timpani And Electronics, Bruno Louchourn

Bruno Louchouarn

Vox populi is the voice of the people, the crowd. It expresses our basic feelings, emotions, or demand, often in a quasi-verbal fashion. These are utterances we share and understand spontaneously--something raw, intuitive but also capable of subtle changes. The tape represents these collective voices, the immediate rhetorical mode of address. The timpani matches the raw power of the voice and the sonic dimension of the tape. They cover a wide emotional range. The drums also have a ritualistic framing function bringing order to human utterances.

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Ohio Valley Symphony, Principal Trombone, Sarah Paradis Dec 2011

Ohio Valley Symphony, Principal Trombone, Sarah Paradis

Sarah R. Paradis

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