TERRA
COTTA
Track 16: Terra Zona (Barry Hall &
Richard Smith) 4:59
Richard and Barry: flowerpotophone
flowerpotophone
Listen to an excerpt of "Terra Zona"
My introduction to clay music came through the building of this instrument – a set of garden-variety terra cotta flowerpots mounted on a stand. These pots, made in an Italian foundry and intended for growing plants, are instead exploited for their innate, but unintentional, tonal beauty.
from the CD "TERRA COTTA" by The Burnt Earth Ensemble ©2005 all rights reserved