Four Onomatopoeias (2012)
bassoon and piano - 9 min
written for Evelyn Jones
"The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it."
The title of each movement is an onomatopoeia of the most fundamental musical building block of the movement.
I. Buh-uh
II. Ba Doo-ah
III. Wah Bit-itty Doo-Wah
IV. Gah-da-Bah
Two recordings have been made:
/Contemporary Music for Bassoon/ [Trent Jacobs, bassoon; Leah Siltberg, piano]
/Pocket Grooves - New Music for Bassoon/ [Jefferson Campbell, bassoon; Alexander Sandor, piano]
[Trent Jacobs, bsn; Leah Siltberg, pno]