Tooth Necklace (2020)
instrumentation | flute + bass clarinet + violin + cello + piano + percussion
duration | 8:30 - 9:00
premiere | by Catchfire Collective @ Tennessee Tech University | April 1, 2021.
program notes:
gnawing || chewing || tearing || grinding || consuming
{this piece is meant to recreate that distinct sensation}
Tooth Necklace takes inspiration in the act of consumption (both metaphorical and literal). The rhythms and timbres are taken from transcribing source recordings of chewing and swallowing and the resultant texture is orchestrated almost hocket-like throughout the ensemble. The unrelenting nature of the music creates this image in my mind where the ensemble functions as some imaginary creature or being that is consuming the audience.