This is a fun piece by composer Ian Clarke called Zoom Tube. It shows off a lot of the interesting extended flute techniques you can use, like singing while playing, air sounds, tongue clicks, etc. Flutists are pretty versatile!
I have had the opportunity to see this piece live a couple of times, and it makes a really good concert closer/encore piece. However, what this piece is best at is incorporating a wide variety of extended techniques, while maintaining a very audience friendly level of sophistication, rather than being a distancing introspective study of the techniques.
On a related note, there is a great chance you have seen Greg Patillo, and his beatboxing on flute, but in case you HAVEN'T, it is here.
I have had the opportunity to see this piece live a couple of times, and it makes a really good concert closer/encore piece. However, what this piece is best at is incorporating a wide variety of extended techniques, while maintaining a very audience friendly level of sophistication, rather than being a distancing introspective study of the techniques.
ReplyDeleteOn a related note, there is a great chance you have seen Greg Patillo, and his beatboxing on flute, but in case you HAVEN'T, it is here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6SHsF1n9Qw&feature=channel
Wow, that's great! This particular performance that you linked to is also just fantastic.
ReplyDeleteMichael -- haha, that is such a classic now!