Bass clarinet and CD
SKU: P2.30054
Composed by Ben Hase.
Solo music. Published by
Potenza Music (P2.30054).
Exit the
Foundry was originally
commissioned for
euphonium by Matthew
Turek, a University of
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
student completing a
research project that
explored the
psychological experience
of composition. Turek
commissioned works from
seven student composers,
offering them very few
guidelines save the
inclusion of his
instrument, euphonium.
Hase's contribution, Exit
the Foundry, incorporates
three contrasting sonic
elements. The first
element, recorded and
sampled mechanical
sounds, includes various
metallic hits,
blowtorches, saws, fans,
and other industrial
noises. The second
element, synthetic
electronic instruments,
consists of synth pads,
leads, arpeggios, and an
electronic drum kit. The
third element is a
low/mid register acoustic
instrument that offers a
contrastingly natural
tone and lyrical voice.
Hase produced the
accompaniment track for
Exit the Foundry in a
computer based digital
audio workstation, and
included a multiphonic
passage in the live
instrument line to offer
an aural bridge between
the smooth timbre of a
live instrument and the
sometimes rough and
piercing wanderings of
the synthetic and
mechanical sounds. At the
start of the piece, each
element battles for its
place in the foreground,
but inevitably a
compromise is reached and
all three elements meld
into one coherent musical
voice.
