Curatio hypochondrii for Bassoon Solo - Martin Hybler
The four-movement composition entitled Curatio hypochondrii (a hypochondriac’s treatment) for solo bassoon is the result of my cooperation with the bassoonist Václav Vonášek in 2010. Our original concept was that of a kind of a sound lab that would search for all kinds of sounds that the instrument is capable of making when in the hands of a creative artist. The ultimate aim of our cooperation was a purposeful integration of such effects into a natural flow of music. The piece contains richly articulated tones, multiphonics, bisbigliandos, glissandos and other techniques that are becoming ever more frequent in present-day scores.
The non-musical inspiration was taken from the world of medicine – namely, the concept of hypochondria. Statistics tell us that the number of people who suffer from constant concerns about their imaginary diseases is on the rise. The work was intended to be a humorous piece of music. A healthy person who – under the obsessive pressure of a disease – undergoes gradually more and more drastic medical treatments only to be finally relieved by a placebo. The composition is dedicated to Václav Vonášek for his wonderful contributions on the quest for expanding the sonic possibilities of the bassoon. May this piece be applied to wholesome effects!
Next compositions by Martin Hybler published in Czech Radio:
From a diary of a voyage across the Sargasso Sea
Just Relax
La musica della luna
La musica della luna, piano reduction
Outsider Bohemian
Ousider Bohemian, piano reduction
Sound-Telescope for Oboe solo
Three melodramas
You Don´t Say
Wallenstein Dance Suite
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