Monthly Archives: May 2012
New Piece- Not Silent!
This piece is a personal response to “There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we … Continue reading
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Tagged 4' 33", cambridge, electroacoustic music, electronic music, john cage, kettles yard, silence
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Complexity in the music or the writing?
This year in CNM we saw a work rejected by a distinguished CNM composer over issues of playability and practicality. Naturally the composer was rather disappointed but unrepentant quoting “If theres one thing Im not going to do its write … Continue reading
Nancarrows Bombe
This is a further exploration of the Nancarrow player piano samples- this time realised as a percussive piece by putting samples, selected by octaves into drum machines (abletons Impulse) then programmed as if a percussion piece. The idea of the … Continue reading
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Tagged ableton live, Bletchley Park, bombe, electronic music, impulse, mechanicalk music, nancarrow, post minimalism, process music, Turning
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