[-empyre-] graphic scores

[Glenn Bach <gbach@csulb.edu>]

fizzion wrote:

> With respect to Glenn's drawings there are numerous examples of artists
> working under the influence of music. Viking Eggeling, Hans Richter and Paul
> Klee amongst others worked with musical concepts in some of their artwork.

And, of course, Kandinsky.  I'm familiar with Klee, but I will 
definitely look up the other two.  While I'm primarily concerned with 
mostly non-musical sound, the connections are obviously relevant. 
Thanks for the tip.


> Its worth looking at some of Stockhausen¹s scores and Francis Miroglio¹s
> scores/drawings to see where drawing is part of the process toward
> composition/performance.

I've been looking at graphic scores for a few years now, and I'm 
currently in discussion with John K. about his idea for a project 
involving the direction of ensembles from graphic scores.  I haven't 
decided whether I will work with acoustic musicians or with an ensemble 
of laptops.  The possibilities are interesting--having the score appear 
as wallpaper on each musician's screen, or some kind of local intranet 
linkage--I don't know enough about the technology.  Anyone have any ideas?

I will definitely look up Miroglio.



> Glenn, I like the spidery liveliness of your drawings, they are reminiscent
> of the output of an ECG machine, you are like a sympathetic medium/tuning
> fork for your auditory experience. I agree that they are Cy Twombly like,
> they remind me also of the artist Mark Toby's work. I think both of these
> painters worked with the Zen thing, present centred being, becoming a tool
> for their subconscious I guess.

Thanks!  Funny you should mention Tobey.  I have a book on his city 
paintings, and they're out of this world.  I've also been inspired by 
seeing photos long ago of scientific photographs of the movements of 
atoms.  I don't have any current sources, so I'm referring to my memory 
of what they looked like--not to mention the synaesthetic quality of the 
spidery tracery.

G.