david horne
Filters
(1998)
11'
first performance:
July 18, 1998
venue: Royal
Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow
performer(s):
Esther Geldard, viola, Zoe Solomon, piano
scoring: viola
and piano
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Filters is a virtuosic exploration of some of
the acoustic properties inherent in both the viola and piano. As the title
may suggest, I was interested in the idea of an acoustic filter being applied
in various ways to the musical material. The viola, in particular, is naturally
capable of producing filtered sounds. For example, playing sul ponticello
amplifies upper partials, while harmonics isolate them. The exact specifics
of some of the techniques I experimented with in this piece need not concern
the listener, however. They were certainly an inspiration for the compositional
process, but ultimately it is the dialogue between the instruments, their
constant interweaving and confrontation, which is intended to carry the
musical argument.
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