Doodley - Squat (Quintet for Clarinet, Vibes, Piano, Flute, Bassoon)

This eleven minute work entitled "Reasonable House Mates" is composed for bassoon, piano, vibes, clarinet and flute. Each instrument is a representation (in my mind) of the five musical house mates I share my living space with. Though each member of the house hold is distinctly different, the group still manages to pull together when disaster strikes i.e. landlord threats, utility bills due, personal social problems etc. The work is loosely made up of six sections. They are: l - (0:00) Reasonable introduction of the five instruments spewing forth the basic theme. ll - (3:44) Bassoon has the floor. lll - (4:56) Cat Spying Hocket. lV - (6:26)) New Age contemplations and let downs, V - (8:30) Back to work realizations (re-cap of basic theme). Vl - (9:12) Emotional crisis, frantic theme variations and superficial happy ending.

Music © 1996 by John Tabacco
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)
Composed January 1996 and painstakingly programmed using Studio Vision 1.4 and Sample Cell. Quantizing was not employed.
JT : Painstaking programming
Recorded at Sonic Underground Studios, Stony Brook, NY
Recording medium : Pro Tools™ Mixing console : TAC Scorpion