Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Meister, Scott R. (b. 1950).
Gender
Male
Work
Fantasmi. Unpublished.
1. Incantagioni
2. Vibrazioni
3. Seduta spiritica
4. Frenesìa
5. Vapori
1. Incantagioni
2. Vibrazioni
3. Seduta spiritica
4. Frenesìa
5. Vapori
Duration
11 minutes
Description
This piece was composed in 1987 for Jon Beebe. As indicated by the title this is a playful piece that explores the world of ghosts and spirits. The music is atonal and full of extended techniques. Flutter-tonguing, glissandi, multiphonics, timbre changes, quarter-tones, vibrato manipulations, key slaps, harmonics, playing with a second, free-blowing reed, tongue-slaps, a harmonic, singing, singing while playing, other vocal sounds, and improvisation are all integrated into this piece. Clear instructions and fingerings are provided. In addition, the fourth movement requires the performer to play while aluminum foil loosely folded over the bell produces a rattling snare-like effect. While avant-garde and challenging, the music is very approachable. The top-most pitch is D5.
Date Range of Work
1987