'Ratyll' by Sid Richardson

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Sid Richardson received a 2021 Transient Canvas Composition Fellowship for this commission, sponsored in part by Jonathan Aibel and Julie Rohwein.

ABOUT THE PIECE:

Ratyll takes its inspiration from rattling sounds and its title from an older, Middle-English spelling. I was intrigued by the various buzzy, clicky, and noisy sounds that a bass clarinet and marimba are capable of making, and also by the assorted meanings of the word “rattle.” It can of course refer to a shaker instrument, but also to a toy, a plaything or a thing of no importance, a trifle. It has several meanings associated with senses relating to sound, speed, noise, commotion. It can refer to lively talk or gossip, prattling on. Finally, one’s nerves can be rattled. All of these things conjured active textures in my mind, which are spun out in many forms over the course of the piece. Ratyll was commissioned by Transient Canvas as part of the Transient Canvas 2021 Composition Fellowship.

-- Sid Richardson