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 cello and CD
Year composed: 2002
Duration: 00:06:51
Ensemble type: Solo instrument, non-keyboard:Cello
Instrumentation: 1 Cello, 1 Prerecorded Sound (Tape/CD/Other)
Instrumentation notes: Cello D and A strings are retuned to pitches included on CD. The part is printed as played (in scordatura), though the player tunes to the sounds of the CD at times.