Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Bartolozzi, Bruno (1911-1980),
Gender
Male
Work
The Hollow Man. Milan: Edizioni Suvini Zerboni.
Duration
4 minutes
Description
Composed in 1968, this work is intended for any woodwind instrument, and makes use of the notational system and extended techniques presented in his book, New Sounds for Woodwind (London: Oxford University Press, 1967). Intended to parallel T. S. Eliot’s poem of the same title, the music is a series of through-composed atonal gestures and effects to be interpreted by the performer. As a guide, oboe fingerings are provided in the score. In addition to indeterminate pitches and rhythms, expect microtones, multiphonics, and timbre changes.
Date Range of Work
1968