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SKU: A0.1220221
Composed by Adrienne Inglis. 20th Century,Classical,Multicultural,World. Individual part. 4 pages. Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP) #814387. Published by Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP) (A0.1220221).Crazy electronically processed flute solo to blow your mind!
Composed in 2023 by Adrienne Inglis, Antarctica for electronically processed solo flute evokes the splendor, mystery, and profound beauty of the earth’s southernmost continent.
Inspired by the composer’s experiences in Antarctica in 2018, the piece begins on a ship crossing the rough waters of the Drake Passage with a fast ⅞ meter tune in Dorian mode enhanced by a growly overdrive audio effect. As the journey continues, the other-worldly distortion and reverb treatment of the 12-tone row honors the magnificent Wandering Albatrosses soaring overhead. Finally able to go ashore, the listener enjoys the amusing Gentoo Penguins waddling around on the rocks, tending to their nests and chicks. The Gentoo Jig in Mixolydian mode uses a lower octave effect for a touch of silliness. Next, in a small inflatable boat out in a quiet cove, the faint crackling of air bubbles popping out of melting glacial ice rises gently from the water’s surface. In a delicate aleatoric rendering of the Drake Passage motif, the staccato flute sounds echo eerily. From the intimacy of tiny pops to the cataclysmic calving of glaciers, the flute shifts to dramatic gestures with extreme looping and echo effects.
Rather than return to familiar continents and sounds, however, the piece leaves the listener on the Antarctic Peninsula to revel in its pristine beauty and contemplate its future. The electronic effects may be produced by use of a pedal board or a computer’s digital audio workstation.
Find Antarctica in the youtube link at 43:31.
https://youtube.com/live/KdJgvehug3c.
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