Title: 5x6
Year Completed: 2018
Duration: 5:30 mins
Instrumentation: Flute Quartet (2 flutes, 2 bass flutes)
Purchase/Rent: Canadian Music Centre
This flute quartet is created in a minimalist style and uses some extended techniques to create an exciting sound world. Based on a 5 by 6 rhythmic pattern. For 2 C flutes and 2 bass flutes.
Year Completed: 2018
Duration: 5:30 mins
Instrumentation: Flute Quartet (2 flutes, 2 bass flutes)
Purchase/Rent: Canadian Music Centre
This flute quartet is created in a minimalist style and uses some extended techniques to create an exciting sound world. Based on a 5 by 6 rhythmic pattern. For 2 C flutes and 2 bass flutes.
Notation:
(1) A normal notehead indicates ordinary tone. However, often a combination of ordinary tone and chuffing attacks using "ch" sounds (on the bass flute in particular) should be explored.
(2) A triangle notehead indicates a “toneless” attack. Blow across the tone-hole (not into the tone-hole as you normally would) whilst using a harsh "ch", "k", or "t" articulation. For single tonguing use "ch". For double tonguing use "ch k". And for triple tonguing use "ch k t". Feel free to overblow at times capturing some of the harmonics and producing a grittier sound. Experiment with using combinations of "ch k t" for single tongued passages as well.
(3) A diamond notehead indicates aeolian sounds. Produce an airy sound using "sh".
(4) A square notehead indicates a note to be sung.
(1) A normal notehead indicates ordinary tone. However, often a combination of ordinary tone and chuffing attacks using "ch" sounds (on the bass flute in particular) should be explored.
(2) A triangle notehead indicates a “toneless” attack. Blow across the tone-hole (not into the tone-hole as you normally would) whilst using a harsh "ch", "k", or "t" articulation. For single tonguing use "ch". For double tonguing use "ch k". And for triple tonguing use "ch k t". Feel free to overblow at times capturing some of the harmonics and producing a grittier sound. Experiment with using combinations of "ch k t" for single tongued passages as well.
(3) A diamond notehead indicates aeolian sounds. Produce an airy sound using "sh".
(4) A square notehead indicates a note to be sung.
