MONSTER (2021)
A composition for solo shakuhachi and optional electronics, commissioned and premiered by Devon Osamu Tipp.
monster: from Latin monstrum (derived from monere: to inform, to admonish, to warn) = something extraordinary or divine, contrary to nature, a portent; something in violation of nature that can serve as a caution or warning; the appearance, the manifestation, the sudden revelation of a divine or portentous sign; an omen that excites a sense of marvel or wonder, that might be auspicious or inauspicious, reassuring or fearful.
Movement titles inspired by text and illustrations in bilingual chapbook Mostro, by Paul D’Agostino and Thomas Micchelli.