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//20-24 September 2021, and beyond...// | //20-24 September 2021, and beyond...// | ||
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==== The making of a piece including the concept of sound scores. ==== | ==== The making of a piece including the concept of sound scores. ==== | ||
- | For the BirdSongSessions, the inspiration and most of the sound materials are coming from field recordings in nature. For centuries the arts were interested in the non-human expressions around or communication and phenomena that we faintly or hardly understand. Think of Paul Demarinis who once said: "Music is sound to my ears" and you will laugh about the non-sensical and clueless explanation dictionaries give for 'Sound Score': | + | For the **Bird Song Sessions**, the inspiration and most of the sound materials are coming from field recordings in nature. For centuries the arts were interested in the non-human expressions around or communication and phenomena that we faintly or hardly understand. Think of Paul Demarinis who once said: "Music is sound to my ears" and you will laugh about the non-sensical and clueless explanation dictionaries give for 'Sound Score': |
- | What the hack is a sound score? A score is a specific musical piece or incidental music that accompanies a scene or moment... A score is usually written down (from 1 line to an encyclopedia-size document full of instructions, | + | //What the hack is a **sound score**?// \\ |
+ | A score is a specific musical piece or incidental music that accompanies a scene or moment... A score is usually written down (from 1 line to an encyclopedia-size document full of instructions, | ||
- | The sound scores below will give you an indication of discrete and continuous time, pitches and amplitudes, complexities and silences, some combinatory ideas, etc. in the form of sounds you can listen to, sing/play along with or counter, imitate or enrich... The expressivity and performativity aims at providing a realtime interpretation of the sound score. | + | The sound scores below will give you an indication of discrete and continuous time, pitches and amplitudes, complexities and silences, some combinatory ideas, etc. in the form of sounds you can listen to, sing/play along with or counter, imitate or enrich... The expressivity and performativity aims at providing a realtime interpretation of the sound score. |
+ | But the most important thing is to listen, be inspired, and sing or play along. Become natural and free, engaged in contageous | ||
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==== The method = now 100% online. But if you want it do it differently... ==== | ==== The method = now 100% online. But if you want it do it differently... ==== | ||
- | As a preparation, | + | As a **preparation**, but not necessary at all... Listen to the track, open your mouth or pick an instrument. Listen till the end and as many times as you feel is comfortable or needed. |
- | Use headphones and your usb soundcard of choice, start up [[https:// | + | Use headphones and your usb-soundcard of choice, start up [[https:// |
Please send the result to < | Please send the result to < | ||
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You can do this as many times as you please, with the same or promiscuously with other people, or with pets plants water wind stones wild animals. No silence allowed, unless there is a technical problem! | You can do this as many times as you please, with the same or promiscuously with other people, or with pets plants water wind stones wild animals. No silence allowed, unless there is a technical problem! | ||
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==== The final pieces ==== | ==== The final pieces ==== | ||
- | These little groups, live sessions, or bedroom recordings form an expandable piece, inspired by nature, and will be at one stage combined into an open-ended whole (is a hole?). The resulting at hoc band could be called | + | These little groups, live sessions, or bedroom recordings form an expandable piece, inspired by nature, and will be at one stage combined into an open-ended whole (is a hole?). The resulting at hoc band could be called |
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==== Some inspiration ==== | ==== Some inspiration ==== | ||
- | [[https:// | + | [[https:// |
- | David Rothenberg' | + | **David Rothenberg**'s works and writings, like [[https:// |
For an interview see: [[https:// | For an interview see: [[https:// | ||
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Below are the several sound scores (sndskrz). \\ | Below are the several sound scores (sndskrz). \\ | ||
- | They are provided in ogg format. \\ | + | They are provided in .ogg format. \\ |
Ask < | Ask < | ||
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+ | ==== The BirdSong Sessions ==== | ||
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+ | We were using field recordings of morning and evening concerts of birds, done over summer. | ||
+ | By listening to these non-human birdmade compositions and joining in, our usual concepts of playing music alone/ | ||
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+ | ==== The next Marching Arts Fanfarý (at Next Festival Bratislava) with Ataxik-Gaits ==== | ||
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+ | For The Next Festival in Bratislava, which had to happen completely online due to the lockdown situation in SK, we assembled everything around the idea of a band. It looked like we were somewhere together, but actually we were playing at home or in the studio, and were only together as 3D avatars in the virtual Next Festival environment. | ||
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+ | As an exercise in embodied music, we revived the good old concept of the fanfare/ | ||
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