telegraphic
Flute, cello, trombone, synth, bass clarinet, contrabass, telegraphic keys (3-6 players), amplification.
Commissioned by Champ d' Action (BE) and Slagwerkgroep Den Haag (NL) with funding from the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst.
The six instruments play through close microphones routed into a mixing desk, where their amplification is gated by telegraph keys, one for each instrument/channel. The keys are inserted at the channel insert and they gate the sound of the channels when de-pressed. This piece is a kind of memorial to telegraphy, which officialy came to an end in 2006 when Western Union sent their last telegram.
The music can be ordered from Donemus Publishing House, Amsterdam...
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