Heavy Metals by jppo

Heavy Metals, for bassoon and electronics, belongs to a group of several works for instruments and electronics, that are inspired by nature's elements.
Each of these pieces is related to the characteristics of the element that was used as inspiration.
In the case of Heavy Metals, the weight associated with physical matter is reflected in the use of gestures, phrases and musical elements that tend to progress toward the low frequencies, and then still are extended by the electronics. Also, certain sound distortions caused by the interaction between the electronics with the instrument, propose a subtle reference to the rock style that proliferated in the 70s and 80s. Heavy Metals was commissioned by Seia Conservatory (Portugal). It received the first prize at Monaco Electroacoustic Music Competition, 2016.