Single Form (Dawn)
Browse Works
Instrumentation
French Horn
1
live electronics
Additional Information
Single Form (Dawn) is a slow-motion, sonic sunrise. Starting in the murky depths of the muted horn, it gradually unfurls up the harmonic series until it ends in a wall of radiant light.
The piece revolves around the harmonic series on the fundamental of the Horn in F. At first, these notes are condensed into their lowest octave creating a dense and brooding soundworld. As the piece develops, the notes are gradually spread across the first three octaves of the harmonic series. By the end, the sound created feels simultaneously “wrong” and “right” with the natural tunings in the harmonic series playing with our expectations as to what is and isn’t in tune.
