Trombone, tuba,
percussion
SKU:
P2.80112
Composed by
Ben Hase. Chamber music,
Contemporary. Published
by Potenza Music
(P2.80112).
Mudflap Icicles
was inspired by an
episode that Hase
recalled from his
childhood regarding a
specific juvenile prank.
During a cold Wisconsin
winter he was dared by an
older cousin to lick an
icicle that had formed on
the mudflap of one of his
father's large work
trucks. He was told that
even though it was
colored brown it would
taste just like any other
icicle. Only a boy at the
time, Hase fell for the
prank. He never forgot
the dirty gritty taste
that met his lips nor the
laughter of all who
witnessed the scheme.
Nevertheless, he still
smiles each winter at the
sight of the first
mudflap icicle.