lingering for bass trombone, tuba and electronics (2019)

Instrumentation:

Bass Trombone, Tuba, Electronics

Duration: ca. 8’

About the piece:

lingering (adj.):

Lasting for a long time or slow to end.
(Oxford Dictionary)

lingering explores the manipulation of resonance, using electronics to extend or alter the sounds produced by the bass trombone and tuba. The interaction between the two brass instruments is also explored, in which they sometimes function as a single unit; but at other times diverging and acting as triggers for each other. The electronics behave as an external force, serving as an extension – in time and in colour – of the sounds from the two brass instruments.

This piece is part of my Final Year Project, which consists of a set of 3 pieces that have an overall theme of exploring timbre and resonance. lingering, which is the final piece in the set, focuses on exploring the decay and release of a sound, which is the final component of the sound envelope.

First performance: 

April 2019, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Singapore

Performed by:

Pawin Pungbua (bass trombone), Pawin Urapevatcharewan (tuba), Christopher Johann Clarke (electronics)