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stone bells and long reeds spinning in the wind…

from Works for Piano and Piano with Electronics by Jacob David Sudol

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The source materials for stone bells and long reeds spinning in the wind... consist of recordings I made in Cambodia during a trip there with my mentor Chinary Ung and Susan Ung in February 2015. The first source materials consist of recordings of two prehistoric Cambodian stone bells. Although these bells have been owned by the National Museum of Cambodia since its opening, very little is known about their origin or intended function. Field recordings I made of multiple Kleng-Ek (Cambodian singing kites) are the second source material used in this piece. Kleng-Ek make sound by spinning a long stiff reed that is contained within a bamboo blade that is attached to a kite. In this work, I use different spectral analyses of the stone bells as well as approximate transcriptions of the melodies that the long reeds spun in my field recordings.

stone bells and long reeds spinning in the wind... is dedicated to Sarah Cahill, for whom the piece was written, as well as to Lok Kru Chinary Ung, who had dreamt of recording these sounds for decades. This work would also not be possible without the help of Yos Chandara, Advisor for the Cambodian Ministry of the Arts; Kong Vireak, director of the National Museum of Cambodia; Bertrand Porte, head of the École française d’Extrême-Orient in Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Bong Sovath, Rector of the Royal University of Fine Arts; Dek Sarin, director of the Cambodian National Kite Museum; as well as everybody else who assisted with flying the kites and helping with the many logistics needed to make the source recordings possible.

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from Works for Piano and Piano with Electronics, released August 7, 2020

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Jacob David Sudol Miami, Florida

Jacob David Sudol uses new technologies to create intimate compositions that explore enigmatic phenomena, the inner nature of how we perceive sound, as well as novel connections between Eastern and Western musical cultures.

Dr. Sudol is currently an Associate Professor of Music Technology and Composition at Florida International University. ... more

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