Absurd Thinking (for Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Narrators, and Electronics)

Composer: Soheil Shirangi
Year of Creation: Winter 2015
Performers:
Clarinet & Bass Clarinet – Soheil Peyghambari
Narrators – Mahoor Nasirian & Sina Jabbari
Recorded at: Kargadan Studio, 2018
Published by: Noise à Noise Record Label — July 2020

Absurd Thinking explores the relationship between performer, language, and sound. Two clarinets—each following independent musical lines—interact with a recorded text drawn from my own writings on contemporary music. The narrators’ voices serve as both commentary and texture, questioning the meaning of structure and interpretation. Through this interplay, the work reflects on the absurd beauty of artistic creation: the coexistence of freedom and limitation, clarity and confusion, thought and noise. It is both a critique and celebration of modern expression.