something for real live instruments.

On the heels of Dan Stearns' posting of various pieces for acoustic
instruments (I especially liked that clarinet trio(?) ),

here is a recent chamber music work for piano (in 12), violin,
'cello, e. guitar, flute, percussion and live electronics. (done with
MAX/MSP). What you will hear is an agglomeration-mix of several live
recordings of the piece, which was played by "Next Ens", an ensemble
based in Cincinnati that just started, is quite talented, and is aiming to
specialize in computer/live-instrument combinations.

http://music.columbia.edu/~chris/sounds/pipes.mp3

It's a big file, 15' piece, and is often very quiet. . .so listen at night
before sleep or whenever is appropriate. . . .

As for the tuning issues, the following program note should explain a
little bit:

PROGRAM NOTE:

The Quiet Play of Busy Pipes, while not always so quiet, is based on the
sounds of the distant, ghost-like, whirring of pipes in the A/C networks,
and the various soda-machine areas of the Conservatory I taught at for
the last 2 years. I've always had a weird fascination for these kinds of
sounds, because they seem to imply worlds beyond,
pregnant with energy, waiting to burst forth---as if breaking open a pipe
would unleash a stream of violent anti-matter unto an unsuspecting
universe, or opening a Coke machine would let in an intense all-revealing
white light. The sounds of these pipe-drones, sampled from throughout
the halls, become, (through spectral analyses and manipulations on
the computer), the bases of harmony in the instrumental and computer
parts.

Ha chris...I haven't had a chance to hear this yet,but when I was
younger I used to vacation every summer to Hampton Beach NH with my
aunt, and I can remember as a pre-teen sitting on the sidewalks late
at night and loosing myself to the "yellow hum" of the street lights.
David Lynch hasa great fascination,err,fetish, with these sorts of
things too,and his movies are loaded with their visitations. And
remember, your refrigerator and the soda machines at your work have
no problem performing complex JI sonorities...so buck up yon
virtuosi, least you want to be outplayed by your household appliances!

(note to Jeff Harrington, pleeeeeeeease link Chris up at your NNM
site,he's one of my faves)

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Bailey
<chris@m...> wrote:
>
> On the heels of Dan Stearns' posting of various pieces for acoustic
> instruments (I especially liked that clarinet trio(?) ),
>
> here is a recent chamber music work for piano (in 12), violin,
> 'cello, e. guitar, flute, percussion and live electronics. (done
with
> MAX/MSP). What you will hear is an agglomeration-mix of several
live
> recordings of the piece, which was played by "Next Ens", an
ensemble
> based in Cincinnati that just started, is quite talented, and is
aiming to
> specialize in computer/live-instrument combinations.
>
> http://music.columbia.edu/~chris/sounds/pipes.mp3
>
> It's a big file, 15' piece, and is often very quiet. . .so listen
at night
> before sleep or whenever is appropriate. . . .
>
> As for the tuning issues, the following program note should explain
a
> little bit:
>
>
> PROGRAM NOTE:
>
> The Quiet Play of Busy Pipes, while not always so quiet, is based
on the
> sounds of the distant, ghost-like, whirring of pipes in the A/C
networks,
> and the various soda-machine areas of the Conservatory I taught at
for
> the last 2 years. I've always had a weird fascination for these
kinds of
> sounds, because they seem to imply worlds beyond,
> pregnant with energy, waiting to burst forth---as if breaking open
a pipe
> would unleash a stream of violent anti-matter unto an unsuspecting
> universe, or opening a Coke machine would let in an intense all-
revealing
> white light. The sounds of these pipe-drones, sampled from
throughout
> the halls, become, (through spectral analyses and manipulations
on
> the computer), the bases of harmony in the instrumental and
computer
> parts.

Damn, I've gotta work now.....maybe I'll give this a listen tonight...the
description is enticing!

-Aaron

On Sunday 24 October 2004 07:09 pm, Christopher Bailey wrote:
> On the heels of Dan Stearns' posting of various pieces for acoustic
> instruments (I especially liked that clarinet trio(?) ),
>
> here is a recent chamber music work for piano (in 12), violin,
> 'cello, e. guitar, flute, percussion and live electronics. (done with
> MAX/MSP). What you will hear is an agglomeration-mix of several live
> recordings of the piece, which was played by "Next Ens", an ensemble
> based in Cincinnati that just started, is quite talented, and is aiming to
> specialize in computer/live-instrument combinations.
>
> http://music.columbia.edu/~chris/sounds/pipes.mp3
>
> It's a big file, 15' piece, and is often very quiet. . .so listen at night
> before sleep or whenever is appropriate. . . .
>
> As for the tuning issues, the following program note should explain a
> little bit:
>
>
> PROGRAM NOTE:
>
> The Quiet Play of Busy Pipes, while not always so quiet, is based on the
> sounds of the distant, ghost-like, whirring of pipes in the A/C networks,
> and the various soda-machine areas of the Conservatory I taught at for
> the last 2 years. I've always had a weird fascination for these kinds of
> sounds, because they seem to imply worlds beyond,
> pregnant with energy, waiting to burst forth---as if breaking open a pipe
> would unleash a stream of violent anti-matter unto an unsuspecting
> universe, or opening a Coke machine would let in an intense all-revealing
> white light. The sounds of these pipe-drones, sampled from throughout
> the halls, become, (through spectral analyses and manipulations on
> the computer), the bases of harmony in the instrumental and computer
> parts.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

--
Aaron Krister Johnson
http://www.akjmusic.com
http://www.dividebypi.com

I'm listening to this now.....beautiful !!! I love the inspiration beind it,
too...

Great !

-Aaron.

On Sunday 24 October 2004 07:09 pm, Christopher Bailey wrote:
> On the heels of Dan Stearns' posting of various pieces for acoustic
> instruments (I especially liked that clarinet trio(?) ),
>
> here is a recent chamber music work for piano (in 12), violin,
> 'cello, e. guitar, flute, percussion and live electronics. (done with
> MAX/MSP). What you will hear is an agglomeration-mix of several live
> recordings of the piece, which was played by "Next Ens", an ensemble
> based in Cincinnati that just started, is quite talented, and is aiming to
> specialize in computer/live-instrument combinations.
>
> http://music.columbia.edu/~chris/sounds/pipes.mp3
>
> It's a big file, 15' piece, and is often very quiet. . .so listen at night
> before sleep or whenever is appropriate. . . .
>
> As for the tuning issues, the following program note should explain a
> little bit:
>
>
> PROGRAM NOTE:
>
> The Quiet Play of Busy Pipes, while not always so quiet, is based on the
> sounds of the distant, ghost-like, whirring of pipes in the A/C networks,
> and the various soda-machine areas of the Conservatory I taught at for
> the last 2 years. I've always had a weird fascination for these kinds of
> sounds, because they seem to imply worlds beyond,
> pregnant with energy, waiting to burst forth---as if breaking open a pipe
> would unleash a stream of violent anti-matter unto an unsuspecting
> universe, or opening a Coke machine would let in an intense all-revealing
> white light. The sounds of these pipe-drones, sampled from throughout
> the halls, become, (through spectral analyses and manipulations on
> the computer), the bases of harmony in the instrumental and computer
> parts.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

--
Aaron Krister Johnson
http://www.akjmusic.com
http://www.dividebypi.com

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "daniel_anthony_stearns"
<daniel_anthony_stearns@y...> wrote:

>
> (note to Jeff Harrington, pleeeeeeeease link Chris up at your NNM
> site,he's one of my faves)

Done! ;-)

Been busy...

Cool beans!

jeff
http://jeffharrington.org - new music
http://netnewmusic.net - new music portal
http://beepsnort.org - new music blog

great,CDB is goog!
--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "idealordid" <jeff@p...> wrote:
>
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "daniel_anthony_stearns"
> <daniel_anthony_stearns@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> > (note to Jeff Harrington, pleeeeeeeease link Chris up at your NNM
> > site,he's one of my faves)
>
> Done! ;-)
>
> Been busy...
>
> Cool beans!
>
> jeff
> http://jeffharrington.org - new music
> http://netnewmusic.net - new music portal
> http://beepsnort.org - new music blog

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Bailey

/makemicromusic/topicId_7936.html#7936

<chris@m...> wrote:
>
> On the heels of Dan Stearns' posting of various pieces for acoustic
> instruments (I especially liked that clarinet trio(?) ),
>
> here is a recent chamber music work for piano (in 12), violin,
> 'cello, e. guitar, flute, percussion and live electronics. (done
with
> MAX/MSP). What you will hear is an agglomeration-mix of several
live
> recordings of the piece, which was played by "Next Ens", an
ensemble
> based in Cincinnati that just started, is quite talented, and is
aiming to
> specialize in computer/live-instrument combinations.
>
> http://music.columbia.edu/~chris/sounds/pipes.mp3
>

***I particularly enjoy the harmonic drone that seems to underlie
this all... Good luck with this ensemble!

J. Pehrson