find of da day: "Wouwel"

<http://www.logosfoundation.org/scores_gwr/wouwel.html>

Godfried-Willem Raes writes:

This is a pure algorithmic composition with a duration of 5'24"
written for the newly finished quartertone organ <Qt> in 2007. It was
written as a demonstration of some of the features of the <Qt> robot
and hence, makes full use ot its unlimited polyphony and its very
precize tuning in equal temperament quartertones. The piece is in 12
autonomous voices and starts with random distributions of pitches
covering the entire <Qt> ambitus. Gradualy the distributions gain
orientation towards complex spectral models of real very thick strings
with physical properties changing over time. The polymetric structure,
in nature based on irrational metric proportions, is entirely derived
from the pitch organisation of the material and its composed changes
over time. The composition makes use of the possibilities to modulate
the wind pressure in the windchests of the organ.

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boy does it get piercing for a bit there! neat though. what's cool is
they give you enough information on the <Qt> webpage that you can
write your own midi file for the instrument, flashing lights and all;
a midi of this piece says to be available shortly.

jacob