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Publisher
Protone
Year of Composition
2020
Duration
12'
Instrumentation
Viola and electronics
Categories
Chamber Music
Movements
I. Treehopper
II. MO Hopper
III. Panama Chorus
IV. Heternotus Panama
V. Ecuador Leafhopper
Program Note
One of the things that strike me in particular about the insect sounds is that they are so unexpectedly expressive. In the past I had thought of insects as being creatures without true emotions, but these “songs” are deeply emotional. Maybe it’s just anthropomorphic to identify human emotions with those of insects, but I’d like to give them the benefit of the doubt. This is what I am really after with the piece – bringing out what is most expressive in the language of these beasts. I have not manipulated the sounds in any way, being averse to making them sound even more “strange” and exotic than they already are. The commentary on the viola is a dialogue, a conversation suggesting a reaction to those emotions.
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Commercial Recordings
Buzz: Music in Harmony with Nature