The Monk and the Fish
"The Monk and the fish" is inspired by a short cartoon film, in which a little monk is hunting a little fish. The monk will not be able to get the fish and finally, after long fight they fly together to heaven.
I tried to show all of these aspects in the music. My special interest was, to use contemporary techniques in a different and unique way, where every sound that the instruments can make, plays an important role.
Mostly I tried to get percussion sounds from the instruments and make a drumset out of it (without using the drums or percusssion instruments) - only with the sounds that the musicians can make out of the instruments. The piece is supposed to be a fun one for the player and the audience.
The very difficult rhythmic structere and many different playing techniques make it also a kind of a show piece. The important role of percussive sounds, which I used in different systems, should make it easier to read the music.
