Contracting Paths

for bass clarinet, percussion and live electronics
composed 1998; duration 10 minutes
commissioned by Contemporánea
world premiere Danish Broadcasting Corporation (Denmark) 1998
Fritz Berthelsen – bass clarinet; Christian Martinez – percussion; Ejnar Kanding – sound projection

Ricochet-like rebounds of shorter and longer timbrical lines form the basic idea. When this subsequently is submitted to the changing gravities between foreground and background, ‘shadows’ of varying length are thrown, and an area for musical action is opened.

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