Mass Destruction
Bill Alves
About this work:
Mass Destruction pits a retuned electric viola trying desperately to keep up with an increasingly hysterical march. The sounds of the computer-generated part come entirely from speeches of George W. Bush spliced, resonated, and set into a mad beat.
Version: For viola and CD
Year composed: 2002
Duration: 00:06:51
Ensemble type: Electronic Instruments and Sound Sources:Prerecorded Sound and Live Instrument(s)
Instrumentation: 1 Viola
Instrumentation notes: Viola is amplified, in scordatura; distortion pedal optional