Description
One can read the title Smash!t in a variety of ways. Perhaps at first glimpse, you might see the title as “smash it”. In the beginning, we hear an explosive alarm from a construction site and, later, the sound of the crushing of cans. Can you hear a “hit”? Will the music change into “ash”? I wonder what the abbreviation “sm” refers to? It’s always good to remember the advice from William Faulkner; “kill your darlings”. Could “Smash! T(omi)” mean that? Finally, the audience’s job is to decide if this work is a genuine “smash hit” or just pure “sh!t”. TR, 2016
Instrumentation
fl+pic, ob, cl, bsn, 2vln, vla, vlc, db, tape, hn solo
Category
Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra
Premiere
Tommi Hyytinen, solo horn, Zagros Ensemble, Petri Komulainen, cond, October 3, 2016, Helsinki, Finland
Commisioned by / dedications
Dedicated to Tommi Hyytinen. Commissioned with funds from the Meir Rimon Commissioning Assistance Program of the International Horn Society & the Finnish Composers' Copyright Society Teosto.
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