Jiggadybox

Joe Cutler

Commission made possible by Mark and Annie Bayley

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Piece length: 3' 30"
Scored for: Piano, Violin, Violin 2, Viola, Cello

The Jiggadybox is a strange musical contraption, designed by the eighteenth century Swiss inventor, gambler and philosopher Rudolf Von Stengl. When finally wound, the Jiggadybox begins its characteristic “jigga-ing” and at this point, all its pistons and mechanisms whirl and dance to the sound of a strange, jerky rhythm which is produced deep inside the box by an unknown and mysterious source.

A word of warning:
Care and attention must be taken when winding the Jiggadybox up because the winding device is very old and delicate. Secondly, being a prototype-model, the Jiggadybox has a tendency to overheat in the midst of its Jigga-ing….

Joe Cutler