Growling, Cooing & Rumbling with Dino-Bone The Domination of dinosaur’s vocalization beyond performer’s expectation

Abstract

Dino (2022) for “Dino-Bone,” percussions and prepared strings by Piyawat Louilarpprasert is work scored for a combination of extended acoustic instruments that aims to recreate and reimagine the vocality of dinosaurs through acoustic instrument. “Dino-Bone” is an extended instrument comprised of a metal pipe and plastic tube attached to a trombone with a total length of 1.5 meters. The mouthpiece of the trombone is replaced and alternates between bassoon reed and saxophone mouthpiece. Due to the methodology which reforms the mechanism of a trombone – the acoustic of the instrument is being augmented and enabled to create a series of complex spectrums, timbres, and several frequencies that are not possible on a regular trombone.