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Uljas Pulkkis

Encanto :: 1998-1999



112 (2nd doubling bass clarinet) 2/2000/1 (also timpani), strings: 6-5-4-3-2, tape

Duration: 11'
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman (Edition Love)
Fp: Orchestra of the Helsinki Conservatory, cond. Pekka Helasvuo, Helsinki, April 14, 1999
Encanto (spanish word for enchantment or charm) is a piece for chamber orchestra and a pre-made tape. Tape part (or nowadays a CD), containing both synthesized (C-sound) and concrete (glass) sounds, is not heard all the time, but appears occasionally to complete the hearing experience. The work contains numerous microtones, including 1/8-steps. The use of the microtones produces strange sounding harmonies, which are actually partials of a high pile of the natural overtones.

© Uljas Pulkkis, 7/1999
 
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