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Sugarhocket

instrumentation: two toy pianos
duration: 5 minutes
written in: 2017, revised 2023
written for: The Plucky Plunkers

Toy pianos are awkward. They have limited pitch range, limited dynamic range, and they're usually out of tune. Sugarhocket is my attempt to turn those flaws into virtues — starting with a herky-jerky hocket full of awkward pauses, and ending with a breezy seaside dance. The title pays tribute to JacobTV's remark "I spice my music with sugar," as well as to songwriter and showrunner Rebecca Sugar.

download score (pdf)

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Sugarhocket appears on the EP Flannau I, along with music by Igor Santos and Ania Vu. You can buy it on Bandcamp.

Listen

Flannau Duo:

➠ Kyle Flens, toy piano

➠ Jonathan Hannau, toy piano

Studio recording at Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago, IL, 1.9.24

Recorded by Kate In and Ralph Loza

Mastered by Murat Çolak

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Flannau Duo:

➠ Kyle Flens, toy piano

➠ Jonathan Hannau, toy piano

Live at Fulton Street Collective, Chicago, IL, 10.10.23

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