Dublin Core
Title
Ayers: hot breath of wind
Subject
Source
http://www.lydiaayers.com/biography/index.html
Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Ayers, Lydia.
Gender
Female
Work
hot breath of wind. New York: Unpublished.
I. Night
II. Morning
III. Afternoon
IV. Sunset
I. Night
II. Morning
III. Afternoon
IV. Sunset
Duration
12 minutes
Description
This very challenging piece was composed for April Chapman and first performed in 1988. The music is based on various Indian Ragas, and requires just intonation. Numerous microtones, glissandi, multiphonics, and vibrato specifications are required. Fingerings for many microtones have been provided by April Chapman, and fingerings for the multiphonics have been taken from the Metodo per Fagotto by Sergio Penazzi (Milan: Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, 1971.). These are not always reliable, so a prospective performer must be prepared to experiment.While the upper register does not receive particular emphasis, the music does ascend to slightly above D#5.
Date Range of Work
1988