Re: [-empyre-] graphic scores

"Stasisfield.com" <john@stasisfield.com> · Fri, 15 Aug 2003 13:18:40 -0500

Brendan wrote:
Glenn Bach wrote:

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'm working on some similar stuff with some classical musicians.  My main 
concept right now is to have the musician play a keyboard work on a midi 
keyboard and the visuals are generated based on the midi data.

Hi Brendan,
Actually, the project that Glenn is referring to above works the other way 
around: a visual score (replacing one that would be traditionally composed 
with standard musical notation) is created first. The performers will then 
use the graphic score as a set of instructions to perform an audio work.
Here in Chicago, there is a series of performances happening monthly at 
Deadtech gallery [ http://www.deadtech.net ] entitled 'Decomposure", which 
features performances of works by ensembles playing from non-traditional 
scores. The piece I'm composing for the next Stasisfield CD project (and to 
which hopefully Glenn will also be contributing) will be performed during 
this series next year.
Not to say that your project doesn't sound intriguing, though! Do you have 
any examples of the visuals that are being generated posted on the web 
somewhere? I'd love to see them.
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john kannenberg
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