Sonata 2012

bassoon & electronics 

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First performed at the Royal Northern College of Music on the 20th June 2012 by the composer.

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Duration 4mins | Difficulty Professional 

 

Scoring solo bassoon & electronics ('fixed tape' requiring stereo speakers)

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Programme Note

It was not until after 1800 that ‘sonata’ was used to describe a form of large-scale musical argument. Prior to that in the Baroque to Classical period, ‘sonata’ was used to describe a chamber-music genre for either a solo instrument (usually a keyboard), or a solo melody instrument with piano. This piece was inspired by the latter, taking the idea of a sonata for bassoon and piano and extending it into an explosive jazz-inspired electroacoustic sphere.

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Purcahse