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Plain​(​horn)

from Plain by Carlo Diaz

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In this piece, I use the natural horn to facilitate full exploration of the harmonic and timbral potential of a single length of blown brass tubing. Because the natural horn must remain within a single fundamental, I exploit timbral anomalies and natural harmonics in place of tonal harmony and melody. The circular presentation further emphasizes this timbral complexity by utilizing the directionality that is such a prominent feature of the instrument.

I understand in this piece that the natural horn is a version of horn with a broader possible variety of color than the standard valved instrument. The brightness and unpredictability of the natural horn's timbre is a more nuanced environment for the pinched and squealed tone in this piece, and the dirtier character of its articulations intensifies the more active textures.

This piece is an exercise in reducing an instrument to its most barren form. It is a collection of sounds a horn inevitably makes—whether you want them or not—and my attempt at a portrait of the horn itself.

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from Plain, track released May 26, 2016
Daniel Brottman & Russell Rybicki, natural horns
Galvin Hall, Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

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Carlo Diaz Amsterdam, Netherlands

I am a composer based in Amsterdam and Chicago.

My work variously explores the physicality of historical, rudimentary, and simplified instruments and the relationship between music, history, and place.

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