Buckle in the Air (2011) & Buckle in the Air II (2012)
Program note:
「皆様、お席でゆったりと、くつろぎの時間をお過ごしください。」
(English translation: “Please take your seat comfortably and enjoy your relaxation time.’)
Compositional idea:
(The following text should NOT be presented to the audience in any form)
Buckle in the Air is based on the physical action and friction of fastening seatbelts.
Buckle in the Air II (2012)
Instrumentation:
Alto flute: 4 Beer cans, Fan, and Bamboo Chime
Clarinet: Pipe, Suitcase, and 5 to 9 Wine Bottles
Percussion I: High Tom, Glockenspiel, Prepared Mallets, 2 Wine Glasses, Waldteufel, 2 pieces of Paper, 2 Belts, Cornflake, Musical Pipe, Ping Pong Balls in basket or box
Percussion II: Vibraphone, Prepared Mallets, Low Tom, Glass Balls with Wooden Dish, 2 pieces of Paper, 2 Belts, Cornflake, Megaphone
Percussion III: Dobaci with wooden stick, 2 Belts, Kalimba, 2 pieces of Paper, Beer can with wooden stick, Coins, Cornflake, Musical Pipe
Grand Piano: Ca 40 - 50 Beer Cans, a lot of Water Bottles, and Cornflakes
Guitar: Slide, Cornflakes
Violin
Cello
Durata: 9 mins
Commission: Curious Chamber Players
Premiere: July 22nd 2012, Orangerie Darmstadt Summer Course, DARMSTADT
Buckle in the Air (2011)
Instrumentation:
Alto flute: Almond eating
Clarinet: Musical pipe
Guitar: Slide, almond eating
Object: Kalimba, belt, almond eating, musical pipe, dobaci with pencil, beer can with pencil
Durata: 10 mins
Commission: Curious Chamber Players
Premiere: Curious Chamber Players, Rei Munakata / conductor
October 27th 2011, Aden Country Park, MINTLAW (Scotland)