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My prof is suggesting I perform a piece on my Masters recital that involves multiphonics, as it comes easily to me. Any suggestions anybody has?

Thanks!

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Bob1062 wrote:Amazing grace, silent night,.... some with something original!

Are these published, or do you just mean the ole trick of adding multiphonic chord changes, etc. to the tunes?

If you can not only play Encounters II, but really sell it, that would be a nice choice. Fnugg is a super fun piece, too.

How about something like this (my adaptation of the Sarabande from the Bach 'Cello Suite No. 4)?
Hum the up-stems, buzz the down-stems.

Three for Barton by Allan Blank

The Bach 'cello suites, or anything similar, gives one a great chance to use mutiphonics for highly musical effect, not just as a curiosity.

2 Motets for Solo Tuba, by Ed Pearsall. It's available through ITEA Press. First mvt (Intrada) has singing and tapping the horn, including one point where the sung pitch is 1/2 step above the played, very neat effect.

2nd mvt (Air, originally titled "Prayer") is simply amazing. It's almost entirely multiphonic, aside from a brief declarative statement about 2/3 through it. Ed originally wrote it as an etude for multiphonics, it has every interval up to a 12th in it. Beautiful writing, very powerful.

I did only the "Prayer" (retro titled at my own whim!), had a single spotlight on the stage and walked out from darkness, sat and played in the spotlight, and the spot faded as I played the last notes. Simple staging, but it was effective.

Can you tell I like the piece?

And, does anyone know where Ed is??? I've lost track of him since he was at Wisconsin in the late '80s.

eupher61 wrote: And, does anyone know where Ed is??? I've lost track of him since he was at Wisconsin in the late '80s.

Looks like he's doing pretty well at Texas:

http://www.music.utexas.edu/directory/d ... aspx?id=87" target="_blank

I played the 2 Motets on my first DMA recital at Wisconsin (while Ed was still there). I liked the piece too--it's a really creative approach to multiphonics and there's nothing like it in the repertoire. Worth picking up, at least to study.

How about a Bach two part invention?

BVD Press wrote:How about a Bach two part invention?

Always the optimist!!

I LOVE it!

Starting work now!

Richard Perry wrote:

eupher61 wrote: And, does anyone know where Ed is??? I've lost track of him since he was at Wisconsin in the late '80s.

Looks like he's doing pretty well at Texas:

Thanks Richard!!! Good guy, I'm thrilled for him!!!!

Thanks, everyone. I'm going to check out a few of those that I hadn't heard of or played before!