Hooting, not Drinking
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This piece was originally written in 2016 as a response to John White’s bottle-blowing piece Drinking & Hooting Machine (1968) which concerns itself with the gradual evolution of a continuum of sound from high to low. I wanted to write a piece that uses blown bottles in a more ‘musical’ way, by controlling combinations of high to low sounding bottles to provide a distant, harmonic backdrop for the flute solo. In this revised version, I have expanded the breathy bottle ensemble to include flutes, enabling a more colourful exploration of the sound world, and a heightened spatial experience.
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Year
Minutes
8
Recordings
Date published
March 2017
Performers
Rachel Shirley (solo), Platform 4 and Sheffield Flute Choir
Title
Hooting, not Drinking
Venue
Channing Hall, Sheffield
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