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I am watching me watching you watching me[Winterblossom]

For

Amplified Violin and Violoncellowith live electronics

By Gunnar Karel Másson

2013

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I am watching me watching you watching me

InstrumentationAmplified violin, amplified violoncello and live electronics (made with Max/msp 6)

Required tech:Computer running Max/msp Jitter 6Soundcard with phantom power (2 I/O)Contact or condenser microphonesProjector 3 spotlightsMixer (2 I/O)Camera (webcam)2 speakers (subwoofer if possible)

Performing “I am watching me watching you watching me “The seating of the performers is to be traditional, the violin on the stage right side and thevioloncello on the stage left side.

The fragments are meant to be played together, but as the live-electronics are automated, and are intheir own way a some sort of organism. The performers are encouraged to listen in, and try to havefun with the mechanical aspect of the piece.

Throughout the piece the performers should keep expression to a bare minimum and play senzavibrato throughout.

Technical aspectsAs this is a pice for an amplified strings, all signals coming from the performers should go directlyto the computer running the electronics.To do that there will be a need for a soundcard with at least 2 inputs and stereo output.The performers should preferably be amplified with contact microphones attached to the bridge ofthe instrument, if that is not available then good condenser microphones should suffice.The speakers should be on each side of the performers (right channel on the stage left side and viceversa).

Besides this there is required a camera which is connected to the computer running the electronicsand that camera should be pointed at the audience. In the supplied patch there is a window whichshould be set to cover the whole area which the projector is pointed at.The output for the camera is to be projected onto a white surface behind the performers, so that theaudience can see the image.

Also there is a need for special lighting. 2 spotlights which are pointed at the audience from behindthe performers, and 1 spotlight which is pointed directly at the performers from behind theaudience. This is shown in more detail in diagram 1.

The live-electronics are automated, the only thing which is needed to do is to push start when theperformers are ready. The sound engineer (or the person who is sitting next to the computer) doesthat.

For easier comprehension of how the connections should be made a flowchart of the electronics is

presented in diagram 2.

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Performance notes :

Tempo modulations

Base tempo : q = 30

1 - 4 q = 30

5 q = e / q = 15

6 e = q

/ q =30

7 q = h

7-8 q =60

9 q = e 

9 - 13 q = 30

duration 15 minutes

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Diagram 1.

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Spot 2

Spot 3

Violin Violoncello

Spot 1

Cam

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Diagram 2.

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Projector 

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