Contemporary
HOWARD Cloud Chamber for Clarinet and Piano
EP 73319
EMILY HOWARD
Cloud Chamber for Clarinet and Piano
(2006)
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PROGRAMME NOTE Cloud Chamber is a short piece for clarinet and piano inspired by the scientific apparatus of the same name. Used for detecting particles of ionising radiation, a cloud chamber is a closed environment containing a supercooled supersaturated water vapour. When a particle interacts with the vapour, it ionises the vapour, causing the resulting ions to act as condensation nuclei around which a mist will form. The high energies of these particles mean that a trail is left behind because of the number of ions produced along the path of the charged particle. The tracks have very distinctive shapes and this makes it possible to tell the difference between the tracks of, for example, alpha and beta particles. In my composition, the instruments trace the tracks left by an imaginary particle on a lonely and solitary journey through a cloud chamber. Emily Howard, 2007
Duration: 6ʹ
First performed by Nicholas Cox (clarinet) and Jonathan Scott (piano) on the 5th of March 2006 at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester as part of the RNCM Woodwind Festival 2006
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Emily Howard Emily Howard (b. 1979) first won critical acclaim with the orchestral work Magnetite, commissioned by Liverpool European Capital of Culture for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Her music has been commissioned, performed and broadcast internationally by festivals and ensembles including the BBC Proms, London Symphony Orchestra, New Scientist Live, Wien Modern and Bamberg Symphony. Known for her music’s connection with science, Howard studied Mathematics and Computer Science at Oxford University and holds a Doctorate in Composition from the University of Manchester. Howard is currently Professor of Composition at the Royal Northern College of Music and Director of PRiSM (the RNCM Centre for Practice & Research in Science & Music). Emily Howard (*1979) wurde zunächst durch ihr Orchesterwerk Magnetite bekannt, das anlässlich der Ernennung Liverpools zur Europäischen Kulturhauptstadt für das Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra entstand. Zu den Interpreten und Auftraggebern ihres Schaffens zählen Festivals und Ensembles in aller Welt, darunter die BBC Proms, das London Symphony Orchestra, New Scientist Live, Wien Modern und die Bamberger Symphoniker. Howard, die in ihrem Schaffen Verbindungen zur Naturwissenschaft herstellt, studierte Mathematik und Informatik an der Universität Oxford und wurde an der Universität Manchester im Fach Komposition promoviert. Gegenwärtig ist sie Professorin für Komposition am Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester und Leiterin von PRISM, dem hochschuleigenen Zentrum für Praxis und Forschung in Naturwissenschaft und Musik.
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