Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Fujikura, Dai (b. 1977).
Gender
Male
Work
Secret Leaves. Berlin: Ricordi.
Duration
5.5 minutes.
Description
Composed in 2011 and revised in 2019, this challenging atonal avant-garde work features numerous extended techniques: multiphonics (with references to fingerings in Gallois’ book, The Technique of Bassoon Playing), quarter-tones, vibrato manipulations, timbral trills, tongue slaps, and flutter tonguing. The full range is used up to Eb5.
Date Range of Work
2011