Searching for New Sound - Music Composition ideas

Recently, I received a commission from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, the alternative orchestra. The instrumentation is:     2 Piccolos 3 Flutes 1 Soprano saxophone 1 Alto saxophone 1 Tenor saxophone 1 Baritone saxophone 3 B-flat trumpets 5 Tubas 1 Piano 1 Harp 1 Guitar 1 Timpani 1 Tam-tam I had a short interview before the concert and helped me rethink the process of composing this piece Qs - Tell us a little about your piece? It is about noise. The clusters are the main material of the music. The cluster in the bass low register creates a muddy and gritty sound; while the cluster in the high register sounds piercing and edgy. Throughout the whole piece, I gradually add the cluster materials layer by layer until the breaking point everything’s messed up and ends with everyone being shaken. Qs -What attracted you to the sound of the Dung Chen? Dungchen is an instrument used in Tibetan Buddhism. It is a long trumpet, it is very long and puts one end on the ground on the ground...

Partch portrayed the Greek theatrical art form that weaves poetry, music, acting, and dance into a profound and moving unity, comparing the similarity of Japanese music drama and Chinese opera, to show the ideal corporeal musical form that Partch pursuit. Japanese drama, Noh, from the Japanese social-religious culture, was an amalgam and refinement of the epic recital. Noh developed from and into many forms, the vocal and bodily mechanics of which consisted of dancing, reciting, chanting, and outright singing. Noh eventually brought Kabuki. 'kabuki' can be read as "sing" (歌), "dance" (舞), and "skill" (伎) can be understood as "the art of singing and dancing". The actors mostly focus on acting, gesturing, and occasional reciting. The musical part, singing, and instrumental playing is often played by the onstage ensemble and choir (Actors may sing in Hoh theater, but not as much as we understand in typical opera). The actor and singer are se...

Partch's application of just intonation through a system he called Monophony in which all intervals emerge from one fundamental pitch, rhythm and melody have their origin in the spoken inflection of the text, and performance is based on one voice. His elaboration of Monophony means more than the monophonic texture we normally understand.  Partch discusses the origin of music as monophonic songs. It can be traced to all ancient cultures and modern music cultures that still have a strong connection to ancient practice. China had a tradition of poets/musicians positing a strong connection between words and music, the singer and the poet, which is also reflected in his music. The music with lyrics, songs, usually carried concrete ideas or massage. Important ancient and near-ancient cultures-the Chinese, Greek, Arabian, Indian, Africa, in all of which music was physically allied with poetry or the dance and even further cooperate drama and story. It is Partch descibes as Corporeali...