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Quartet for viola and three radios
live viola, three radios, three transmitters, multi-channel playback and a microphone
Quartet for viola and three radios
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Three radios are set up at the very beginning of the piece but playing only silence. Each is tuned to a different radio station. The radios are set up in a line with a space between them, with the viola player standing in the fourth position in the line.
The three radio stations correspond to the frequencies of three low-powered radio transmitters placed in the venue. Each is connected to a channel of the multi-channel playback device.
A microphone is unobtrusively placed in the space and begins recording when the viola player starts playing.
After a certain amount of time, the first radio starts playing back the recording.
After two more periods of time, the remaining radios also join in, so a canon accumulates.
So far, I've only performed this once and the performance officially "failed" - because I forgot to sit beside the microphone, meaning it only picked up a very, very quiet signal. Once I realised, I was forced to play very quietly to compete with it (which then made the later parts of the canon even more quiet), The YouTube clip here is from that performance - it was somehow a nice effect even though my idea didn't work at all
I think the piece has legs though!
Quartet for viola and three radios
live viola, three radios, three transmitters, multi-channel playback and a microphone
Quartet for viola and three radios
Read Text Score
Three radios are set up at the very beginning of the piece but playing only silence. Each is tuned to a different radio station. The radios are set up in a line with a space between them, with the viola player standing in the fourth position in the line.
The three radio stations correspond to the frequencies of three low-powered radio transmitters placed in the venue. Each is connected to a channel of the multi-channel playback device.
A microphone is unobtrusively placed in the space and begins recording when the viola player starts playing.
After a certain amount of time, the first radio starts playing back the recording.
After two more periods of time, the remaining radios also join in, so a canon accumulates.
So far, I've only performed this once and the performance officially "failed" - because I forgot to sit beside the microphone, meaning it only picked up a very, very quiet signal. Once I realised, I was forced to play very quietly to compete with it (which then made the later parts of the canon even more quiet), The YouTube clip here is from that performance - it was somehow a nice effect even though my idea didn't work at all
I think the piece has legs though!
500 Minutes of Music for Microtonal Piano
(2022)
[500]
piano or MIDI piano
500 Minutes of Music for Microtonal Piano
(2022) [500]
Viola Transcription of 'Failing: a Very Difficult Piece for Solo String Bass' by Tom Johnson
(2021)
[10]
Viola Transcription of 'Failing: a Very Difficult Piece for Solo String Bass' by Tom Johnson
(2021) [10]Read Text Score
How to Build a VIOLIN in TWENTY MINUTES Tutorial
(2021)
[20]
open instrumentation, designed for audience performance
How to Build a VIOLIN in TWENTY MINUTES Tutorial
(2021) [20]Read Text Score
Breath play [WIP]
(2020)
viola
Breath play [WIP]
(2020)Read Text Score
2019.6
(2019)
[7]
horn, electronics
2019.6
(2019) [7]Programme Note:
Tense Systems (v. 1)
(2019)
[26]
performer, video, DIY-violin
Tense Systems (v. 1)
(2019) [26]
2019.1
(2019)
double bass, transducer, optional electronic processing
2019.1
(2019)Programme Note:
Dankgesang I
(2019)
[9]
any instrument(s), tape
Dankgesang I
(2019) [9]
Weight Piece
(2018)
event score
Weight Piece
(2018)Read Text Score
Arrest Piece
(2016)
event score
Arrest Piece
(2016)Read Text Score
One
(2013)
[20]
viola, live electronics
One
(2013) [20]
Tweet Piece (#2)
(2012)
[8]
guitar, fixed media electronics
Tweet Piece (#2)
(2012) [8]Programme Note: