The lizard that changes color (I)
for Xiao and Melodica
6’00 / duo performance / 2020 / USA
The lizard that changes color (I) brings an eastern instrument, the xiao (簫), together with a western instrument, the melodica. We started with a concept of an environment that causes the chameleon to change in response to it, as a way of understanding this relationship. Our score represents the alternation of tone and breath of the xiao and the way in which the melodica delicately tracks that breath, against the wooden background. The xiao is usually made of bamboo, the melodica is a modern cross between the harmonica and the pump organ.
