Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Wallmann, H. Johannes (b. 1952).
Gender
Male
Work
Rota. Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik.
Duration
8 minutes
Description
This piece was composed in 1982 for inclusion Music and Playing Techniques of the 20th Century, edited by Dieter Hähnchen. It is also included in his Zeitgenössische Musik für Fagott. While not a “round” in the traditional sense as might be construed from the title, a small number of atonal motives are manipulated and reconfigured as they recur throughout the piece, suggesting the overlapping and blending of sonorities that result as a round evolves. The music is challenging and the full range is employed up to Eb5; this pitch is often found as an isolated sound event, to be “picked off” by the performer. Multiphonics and multiphonic trills are the only extended techniques found in the music. Suggested fingerings are provided, taken from Bruno Bartolozzi’s seminal book New Sounds for Woodwind (London: Oxford University Press, 1967) and/or Sergio Penazzi’s Metodo per Fagotto (Milan: Ricordi. 1972), but these are not always reliable. Be prepared to experiment.
Date Range of Work
1982