Lipp: Pieces for Bassoon

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Title

Lipp: Pieces for Bassoon

Subject

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Composer

Lipp, Charles. 

Gender

Male

Work

Pieces for Bassoon 1a and 1b. Unpublished. 

Duration

4 minutes

Description

These pieces were composed in 1970 and dedicated to Leonard Sharrow. This atonal and avant-garde music spans the full range up to Eb5, and includes among its extended techniques key slaps, harmonics, multiphonics, tongue-slaps, timbre alterations, air sounds, singing while playing, and vibrato manipulations. The first piece explores an interval set, and is very angular and dynamically abrupt. The second movement is in essence a multiphonic chorale. Instructions are clear, although some of the fingerings will likely not work for every player. Be prepared to experiment.

Date Range of Work

1970