flut
for bass flute and quadrophonic sound projection, 2011
| A collaborative composition by Belma Bešlić-Gál & Bernhard Gál. |
Audio recordings of sand are the prevailing source materials of the electroacoustic part of flut. Here the envisioned relationship between the singular and the whole is already reflected in the nature of the used sound materials: For the human ear one single grain of sand remains largely inaudible – the polyphony of the mass is needed to obtain a tangible sonic experience – the individual sound events of innumerable sand grains conflate into a single gestalt, the unanimous sound of sand. At the same time, the acoustic features of the bass flute and its unique playing techniques are understood as additional grains of sand, merging into a whole with the electroacoustic sound projection. The objective is to create a consistent monophonic experience composed of interwoven yet discrete elements. flut came into being at the suggestion of the composer Hossam Mahmoud and was premiered as part of his concert project 'Oud Plus' in Salzburg in November 2011. This is the first compositional collaboration of the Austrian composer/sound artist Bernhard Gál and the Slovenian-Bosnian composer and pianist Belma Bešlić-Gál, preceded by joint concert projects Vortex and Void, and an artistic cooperation for the interdisciplinary art project Sterngucker. The act of composing is commonly regarded as a solipsistic activity, which more or less rules out the possibility of creative teamwork. This collaboration is an experiment where individual aptitudes, mannerisms and modes of operation, as well as specific conceptual and technical approaches at creating music are united under the umbrella of a mutual aesthetic perspective. |
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