related works
The Great Wall 長城 : for clarinet, bassoon and piano / Man-Ching Yu Donald
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
cl bsn pf
Stuk voor piano : voor piano en magnetofoonband / Karel Goeyvaerts
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Piano with multimedia
Scoring:
pf tape
Fossils I-VII : for piano (and optional electronics) / Arnold Marinissen
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Piano with multimedia
Scoring:
pf elec
Signals : for piano and electronics / Spiros Mazis
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Piano with multimedia
Scoring:
pf tape
composition
Tunneling : for piano and electronics / Man-Ching Yu Donald
Other authors:
Yu, Donald
(Composer)
Description:
The music is inspired by the theoretical physics concept of quantum tunneling, where subatomic particles can pass through barriers and walls by chance as their energies continuously fluctuate. The electronic tape component is generated using the Granular Cloud Generator. The piece opens with several dark, impressionistic trichords, which soon give way to various spiky and rapid gestures derived from the initial motifs. In the following section, the music contrasts with a sparse density that blends with the drowning, mysterious qualities of the tape part. As the piece progresses, these sparse pitches gradually develop into extremely high registral tones, accompanied by the sharp electronic sounds, symbolizing the process of tunneling. Finally, the music shifts to a more static yet unresolved state, leaving an air of mystery surrounding the entire process—one that is inherently unpredictable and uncertain.