Fantasy, for horn and recorded electronic music
by Kurt Stallman
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In the Fantasy for Horn and Tape, I wanted to create a “horn” world within which the soloist is an active member. Most of the sounds incorporated in the tape part are manipulations of horn sounds, or approximate horn-like timbres. The challenge was to maintain a sound world consistency while creating contrast through timbral shading. Throughout the work, the relationship between the timbres of the performer and the tape changes. The piece begins with sounds blending as closely as possible, and ends with the tape veering off into another dimension while the performer stands firm, without flinching.
As a child, I often listened to the sound of my brother practicing his horn in the next room as I fell asleep. The infusion of its timbre into dream imagery inspired the title of this work.
As a child, I often listened to the sound of my brother practicing his horn in the next room as I fell asleep. The infusion of its timbre into dream imagery inspired the title of this work.