cluster (for demetrio stratos)
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From a lecture on the concept of composition in music.TRANSCRIPT
CLUSTER(for Demetrio Stratos)
-2009-
for electronic sounds
Massimiliano Vielwww.massimilianoviel.net
DIALOGHI DELLA COMPOSIZIONEPolitecnico di Milano, 26-5-2010
commission: DEMETRIO STRATOS's voice
concept: voice + electronic sounds
technical-musical topic: music permeability
vision: a crowd of D.Stratos
+how far can we go in the heterogeneity of overlapping material in an intense polyphony?
the versatility of Statos' voice demands a context where non-vocal sounds mix with
vocal recognizable sounds
the music is written for a choir of 12 D.Stratos using the voice in a range of expressions from natural to clearly artificial
OUT - TIME ORGANIZATION
vs.
IN - TIME ORGANIZATION
SOME EXAMPLES
OUT - TIME ORGANIZATION
CHOICE OF INVOLVED PARAMETERS:
· relationship among quartets (foreground vs. background)
· dynamism (activity vs. inactivity)
· relationships within quartets (S-O-P-T-C)Solo-Homophony-Parallel Heterophony-Temporal Heterophony- Counterpoint
· serial structure of signals (chomskian)
· pitch structure (harmonic vs. inharmonic)
1 - ORGANIZATION OF THE POLYPHONIC STRUCTURE:
12 layers in 3 quartets: - recognizable voice (V)- sampled voice (S)- unrecognizable "electronic" voice (E)
IN - TIME ORGANIZATION
BASIC TREE STRUCTURE
( ( 2 3 ) ( 2 3 3 ) ( 2 2 3 ) )
20 sections
IN - TIME ORGANIZATION
BACKGROUND VS. FOREGROUND
Values: 1 - 2 - 3 (number quartets)Structure: ( ( 2 3 ) ( 2 3 3 ) ( 2 2 3 ) ):
21 221 21 223 123 12 21 321
Tot. 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 Sect. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20V X X X X X X X X X X X XS X X X X X X X X X X X XE X X X X X X X X X X X X
IN - TIME ORGANIZATION
ACTIVITY VS: INACTIVITY
Values: from 1 to 4.V: Structure: ( ( 2 2 2 ) ( 3 2 2 ) ( 2 2 3 ) ): 24 34 32 123 24 34 13 23 234S: Structure: ( ( 3 2 2 ) ( 2 2 3 ) ( 2 2 2 ) ): 322 32 42 31 34 344 32 31 21E: Structure ( ( 2 2 3 ) ( 2 2 2 ) ( 3 2 2 ) ): 34 23 123 13 23 34 432 32 32
Sect. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
V 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 X X X X X X X X X X X X X
S 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 X X X X X X X X X X X
E 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 X X X X X X X X X X X X
IN - TIME ORGANIZATION
RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN QUARTETS
Sect. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
V 1 o X o X ∑O o ∑T X o S - ∑ X o ∑ 2 o ∑ o S o ∑ >S X X S X o o X 3 X o ∑T o S >S ∑ o S S o S o X 4 X X o S ∑P S o ∑ o S X o X
S 1 ∑P S X o o ∑ >S o X S ∑ S o o 2 S o ∑ >S o o o ∑P o S >S o o X 3 X X ∑ o o o S o S >S >S o o ∑ 4 o ∑ - o o o ∑ >S >S o ∑ ∑O
E 1 ∑ o ∑T o S S o S o X ∑ >S ∑ o 2 S o X o ∑ X o - o ∑T S o o X - o 3 X o o ∑ ∑T o o S >S o X X S o 4 o o X o ∑ S >S o ∑T o S X
IN - TIME ORGANIZATION
PITCHES 1
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IN - TIME ORGANIZATION
PITCHES 2
Sect. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20V 1 1 2 2 O 1 2 3 - 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 S 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 1 2 - 3 2 O E 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 - 3 2 1 - 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 3 2 1
CLUSTER (for Demetrio Stratos)
for electronic sounds
(2009)
listenable at:https://soundcloud.com/user9792013/cluster-per-
demetrio-stratos