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{{Short description|Extremely low-pitched musical instrument in the flute family}} |
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|name= Hyperbass flute |
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|image=Hyperbass flute, played by Roberto Fabbriciani.png |
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|image_capt=Hyperbass flute played by Roberto Fabbriciani in ''Chemical Free (?)'' by Nicola Sani, 2014 |
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| [[Wind instrument|Wind]] |
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| [[Aerophone]] |
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|hornbostel_sachs_desc=Side-blown [[Aerophone]] with [[tone hole]]s and [[key (instrument)|keys]] |
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<score lang="lilypond"> |
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\new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } |
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\clef treble \key c \major \cadenzaOn |
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c'1 ^ \markup "written" \glissando c'''1 \finger \markup \text "poss." |
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\clef bass |
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\ottava #-1 c,,,1 ^ \markup "sounds" \glissando \ottava #0 c,1 \finger \markup \text "poss." |
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</score></div>The lowest note of the hyperbass flute is C{{sub|0}}, below the lowest A on the concert piano. |
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|related=[[Flute]]s: {{hlist |
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| [[Piccolo]] |
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| [[Treble flute|Treble]] |
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| [[Soprano flute|Soprano]] |
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| [[Western concert flute|Flute]] |
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| [[Flûte d'amour]] |
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| [[Alto flute|Alto]] |
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| [[Bass flute|Bass]] |
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| [[Contra-alto flute|Contra-alto]] |
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| [[Contrabass flute|Contrabass]] |
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| [[Subcontrabass flute|Subcontrabass]] |
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| [[Double contrabass flute|Double Contrabass]] |
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| '''Hyperbass''' |
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| ⚫ | The '''hyperbass flute''' is conceptually the largest and lowest-pitched instrument in the [[flute]] family, although it is extremely rare. It first appeared at the turn of the 21st century, and only two are known to exist.<ref name="Notestem"/> With tubing reaching over {{convert|8|m}} in length, it is pitched in C, four [[octave]]s below the concert flute (three octaves below the [[bass flute|bass]], two below the [[contrabass flute|contrabass]], and one octave below the [[double contrabass flute|double contrabass]]). Its lowest note is C<sub>0</sub>, one octave below the lowest C on a standard [[piano]], which at 16 [[hertz]] is considered at or below the threshold of [[Hearing range#Humans|human hearing]]. |
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The first playable example was built by [[Florence|Florentine]] craftsman Francesco Romei for [[Italians|Italian]] flutist [[Roberto Fabbriciani]], inventor and first performer of the instrument.<ref name="Notestem"/> He called it the hyperbass flute ({{lang-it|flauto iperbasso}}).<ref>{{cite journal |title=... infinite dimensions ... infinite futures ... infinite horizons |first=Stephen |last=Davismoon |date=Winter 2003 |journal=The Drouth |volume=10 |url=http://www.thedrouth.com/article.php?id=68 |access-date=15 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928174948/http://www.thedrouth.com/article.php?id=68 |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The '''hyperbass flute''' is |
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| ⚫ | This first instrument was made from [[polyvinyl chloride|PVC]] and wood, with wide [[tone hole]]s made from standard tee fittings, but without keys; these are covered with the palms of the hands.<ref>Photographs on web site of Roberto Fabbriciani: [http://www.robertofabbriciani.it/foto_modificate/foto_verticali/flauto%20iperbasso.JPG photo 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927033036/http://www.robertofabbriciani.it/foto_modificate/foto_verticali/flauto%20iperbasso.JPG |date=27 September 2007}}, [http://www.robertofabbriciani.it/ROBERTO---flauto-iperbasso..jpg photo 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927033047/http://www.robertofabbriciani.it/ROBERTO---flauto-iperbasso..jpg |date=27 September 2007}}, [http://www.robertofabbriciani.it/R-Fabbriciani---flauto-iper.jpg photo 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927033027/http://www.robertofabbriciani.it/R-Fabbriciani---flauto-iper.jpg |date=27 September 2007}}. Retrieved on 15 March 2007.{{Dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref> |
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Low flute specialist Peter Sheridan commissioned the first fully chromatic hyperbass flute, from the Dutch maker Jelle Hogenhuis in August 2010.<ref name="Notestem">{{Cite web |title=What Is The Hyperbass Flute? |last=Brame |first=Jason |work=Notestem |date=11 November 2020 |url= https://www.notestem.com/blog/hyperbass-flute/ |access-date=24 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Decodificando el Universo, The Hyperbass Flute (Peter Sheridan) |medium=video clip |people=Pertout, Andrian; Sheridan, Peter (hyperbass flute) |date=18 July 2021 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3JY6LDDBiw |access-date=24 November 2022 |via=YouTube }}</ref> |
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| title=... infinite dimensions ... infinite futures ... infinite horizons |
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| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928174948/http://www.thedrouth.com/article.php?id=68 |
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| archive-date=28 September 2007 |
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| author= Stephen Davismoon |
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| url = http://www.thedrouth.com/article.php?id=68 |
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| date =Winter 2003 |
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| journal = The Drouth |
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| volume = No. 10 |
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| access-date = 15 March 2007 |
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}}{{Dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref> Low flute specialist Peter Sheridan commissioned the first fully chromatic hyperbass flute from the Dutch maker Jelle Hogenhuis in August 2010. |
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==Repertoire== |
==Repertoire== |
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The first composition for the hyperbass flute with live electronics and magnetic tape is ''Persistenza della memoria'' by Alessandro Grego, published in 2001 by the ARTS label on the CD ''Flute XX vol.2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Flute-XX-Vol-2/dp/B0001HOXXW|title=Roberto Fabriciani – Flute XX 2 – Amazon.com Music|work=amazon.com|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> In 2002, the [[Italian people|Italian]] composer Nicola Sani composed ''Con Fuoco'' (for hyperbass flute and 8-track magnetic tape), which Fabbriciani recorded at the electronic studio of the [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]] (WDR) in [[Cologne]], [[Germany]]. The track was released on a CD called ''Elements'' on the Stradivarius label.<ref name="lafolia">{{cite web|url=http://www.lafolia.com/archive/covell/covell200803italianvacation6.html|title=Italian Vacation 6.|work=La Folia|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> |
The first composition for the hyperbass flute with live electronics and magnetic tape is ''Persistenza della memoria'' by Alessandro Grego, published in 2001 by the ARTS label on the CD ''Flute XX vol.2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Flute-XX-Vol-2/dp/B0001HOXXW|title=Roberto Fabriciani – Flute XX 2 – Amazon.com Music|work=amazon.com|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> In 2002, the [[Italian people|Italian]] composer Nicola Sani composed ''Con Fuoco'' (for hyperbass flute and 8-track magnetic tape), which Fabbriciani recorded at the electronic studio of the [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]] (WDR) in [[Cologne]], [[Germany]]. The track was released on a CD called ''Elements'' on the Stradivarius label.<ref name="lafolia">{{cite web|url=http://www.lafolia.com/archive/covell/covell200803italianvacation6.html|title=Italian Vacation 6.|work=La Folia|access-date=17 September 2015|archive-date=17 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317101656/http://www.lafolia.com/archive/covell/covell200803italianvacation6.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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In March 2005 Fabbriciani released an entire CD of music for hyperbass flute and tape, ''Glaciers in Extinction'', on the Col Legno label.<ref name="lafolia" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.recordsinternational.com/cd.php?cd=04I101 |title=Roberto Fabbriciani (b.1949): Glaciers in Extinction for Hyperbass Flute |work=recordsinternational.com |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> |
In March 2005 Fabbriciani released an entire CD of music for hyperbass flute and tape, ''Glaciers in Extinction'', on the Col Legno label.<ref name="lafolia" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.recordsinternational.com/cd.php?cd=04I101 |title=Roberto Fabbriciani (b.1949): Glaciers in Extinction for Hyperbass Flute |work=recordsinternational.com |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2010, Fabbriciani released another hyperbass flute CD entitled ''Winds of the Heart'', this time with [[tárogató]] player Esther Lamneck, on the Innova label. In 2013, Fabbriciani released another hyperbass flute CD entitled ''Alchemies'', on the Brilliant label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brilliantclassics.com/release.aspx?id=FM00080177|title=Alchemies|work=brilliantclassics.com|access-date=17 September 2015 |
In 2010, Fabbriciani released another hyperbass flute CD entitled ''Winds of the Heart'', this time with [[tárogató]] player Esther Lamneck, on the Innova label. In 2013, Fabbriciani released another hyperbass flute CD entitled ''Alchemies'', on the Brilliant label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brilliantclassics.com/release.aspx?id=FM00080177|title=Alchemies|work=brilliantclassics.com|access-date=17 September 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194646/http://www.brilliantclassics.com/release.aspx?id=FM00080177|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Peter Sheridan recorded ''Groaning Oceans'' for hyperbass flute and electronics by Dominy Clements in 2014, and played the hyperbass in ''Decodificando El Universo'' by Chilean composer Andrián Pertout in its première 2021 recording.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=CD Review: Dialogues and Monologues |journal=Pan |publisher=British Flute Society |date=March 2013 |volume=32 |issue=1 |page=58–9 |first=Johanna |last=Selleck |issn=2052-6814 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Decodificando el Universo |medium=video recording |time=5 min, 20 sec |time-caption=Piece begins at |people=Pertout, Andrián ([[jaw harp]], [[prepared piano]]); Sheridan, Peter (hyperbass flute); Estay, Claudio (percussion) |date=8 August 2021 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4wPo4sa07k |access-date=24 November 2022 |via=YouTube }}</ref> He also performs and records on low flutes, including the hyperbass, in the Monash University Flute Ensemble.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=CD Review: Labyrinths of Lowness, Monash University Flute Ensemble |first=Tess |last=Miller |journal=Flutist Quarterly |date=2016 |issue=Fall 2016 |page=70–1 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.contrabass.com/pages/flutes.html |
* Contrabass Compendium: [https://web.archive.org/web/20221106152625/http://www.contrabass.com/pages/flutes.html Big Flutes] (archived) |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/user/FabbricianiFlute Roberto Fabriciani |
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/FabbricianiFlute Roberto Fabriciani on YouTube], featuring works for the ''flauto iperbasso'' |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3JY6LDDBiw Video demonstration of the hyperbass flute made for Peter Sheridan by Jelle Hogenhuis] |
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The hyperbass flute is conceptually the largest and lowest-pitched instrument in the flute family, although it is extremely rare. It first appeared at the turn of the 21st century, and only two are known to exist.[1] With tubing reaching over 8 metres (26 ft) in length, it is pitched in C, four octaves below the concert flute (three octaves below the bass, two below the contrabass, and one octave below the double contrabass). Its lowest note is C0, one octave below the lowest C on a standard piano, which at 16 hertz is considered at or below the threshold of human hearing.
The first playable example was built by Florentine craftsman Francesco Romei for Italian flutist Roberto Fabbriciani, inventor and first performer of the instrument.[1] He called it the hyperbass flute (Italian: flauto iperbasso).[2] This first instrument was made from PVC and wood, with wide tone holes made from standard tee fittings, but without keys; these are covered with the palms of the hands.[3] Low flute specialist Peter Sheridan commissioned the first fully chromatic hyperbass flute, from the Dutch maker Jelle Hogenhuis in August 2010.[1][4]
Repertoire
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The first composition for the hyperbass flute with live electronics and magnetic tape is Persistenza della memoria by Alessandro Grego, published in 2001 by the ARTS label on the CD Flute XX vol.2.[5] In 2002, the Italian composer Nicola Sani composed Con Fuoco (for hyperbass flute and 8-track magnetic tape), which Fabbriciani recorded at the electronic studio of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne, Germany. The track was released on a CD called Elements on the Stradivarius label.[6]
In March 2005 Fabbriciani released an entire CD of music for hyperbass flute and tape, Glaciers in Extinction, on the Col Legno label.[6][7]
In 2010, Fabbriciani released another hyperbass flute CD entitled Winds of the Heart, this time with tárogató player Esther Lamneck, on the Innova label. In 2013, Fabbriciani released another hyperbass flute CD entitled Alchemies, on the Brilliant label.[8]
Peter Sheridan recorded Groaning Oceans for hyperbass flute and electronics by Dominy Clements in 2014, and played the hyperbass in Decodificando El Universo by Chilean composer Andrián Pertout in its première 2021 recording.[9][10] He also performs and records on low flutes, including the hyperbass, in the Monash University Flute Ensemble.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Brame, Jason (11 November 2020). "What Is The Hyperbass Flute?". Notestem. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Davismoon, Stephen (Winter 2003). "... infinite dimensions ... infinite futures ... infinite horizons". The Drouth. 10. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Photographs on web site of Roberto Fabbriciani: photo 1 Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, photo 2 Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, photo 3 Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 15 March 2007.[dead link]
- ^ Pertout, Andrian; Sheridan, Peter (hyperbass flute) (18 July 2021). Decodificando el Universo, The Hyperbass Flute (Peter Sheridan) (video clip). Retrieved 24 November 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Roberto Fabriciani – Flute XX 2 – Amazon.com Music". amazon.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Italian Vacation 6". La Folia. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Roberto Fabbriciani (b.1949): Glaciers in Extinction for Hyperbass Flute". recordsinternational.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Alchemies". brilliantclassics.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ Selleck, Johanna (March 2013). "CD Review: Dialogues and Monologues". Pan. 32 (1). British Flute Society: 58–9. ISSN 2052-6814.
- ^ Pertout, Andrián (jaw harp, prepared piano); Sheridan, Peter (hyperbass flute); Estay, Claudio (percussion) (8 August 2021). Decodificando el Universo (video recording). Piece begins at 5 min, 20 sec. Retrieved 24 November 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Miller, Tess (2016). "CD Review: Labyrinths of Lowness, Monash University Flute Ensemble". Flutist Quarterly (Fall 2016): 70–1.
External links
[edit]- Contrabass Compendium: Big Flutes (archived)
- Roberto Fabriciani on YouTube, featuring works for the flauto iperbasso