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Tarantism by Taylor Brook for loadbang and string orchestra

Performed by loadbang and the Beyond Orchestra on January 11, 2018 at the Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh, PA as a part of the University of Pittsburgh's 'Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival and Symposium'


“Not music only, but whatever is harmonious and agreeable to the senses, may probably conduse; such as delightful and extensive prospects of nature, elegant buildings, fine paintings and refreshing odors, to say nothing of the inciting sensations of touch and taste, the benefits of which are sometimes out weighed by indulgence in them, beyond the limits of just proportion, which may be termed a kind of universal harmony.”

Richard Brockelsby, Reflections On Modern and Ancient Musick With the Application to the Cure of Disease, London, Cooper, 1749, p.65
Tarantism was written for Loadbang and the String Orchestra of Brooklyn in the Fall/Winter of 2015-2016. The text, both sung and spoken, was drawn from neoplatonic scholarly texts of the 16th and 17th centuries that describe the practice of curing victims of the tarantula bite with music, an ancient practice in Italy. This musical healing ritual was the root of the popular dance of the tarantella. The historical accounts also reflect the idea of music as a magical force, as a piece of music could also be a spell or incantation with the abilty to cure the listener. In the drama of Tarantism, the soloist ensemble of lung-powered instruments takes the role of the the musician/doctor while the string orchestra takes the role of the afflicted.