Bridgeport 1 (22 edo)

http://clones.soonlabel.com/mp3/daily20100210-22edo-b.mp3

I have been playing with this for about 2 weeks and seem to have come to an impasse.
This is a very quirky strange piece - it sounds childish and immature in a way.
Reminds me in a very abstract way of the sounds of my neighborhood recorded
on my dad's monaural tape recorder recorded and played back at full amplification.

Garritan Personal Orchestra in 22 edo

brass, woodwind, strings, percussion, choir

Year: 2010

Album:
brave new world

Artist's description:
Orchestral piece in 22 edo - minimalistic and seems best on headphones

Not done yet - but I can't move past at this point.
Part of a planned series examining my childhood aural memories.

Contributors:
Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood

I should add that this is an experiment into a new compositional technique
for orchestral music - all parts are improvised on a midi keyboard and the
edited - just like my microtonal piano pieces.

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:17 AM, christopherv <chrisvaisvil@...>wrote:

>
>
> http://clones.soonlabel.com/mp3/daily20100210-22edo-b.mp3
>
> I have been playing with this for about 2 weeks and seem to have come to an
> impasse.
> This is a very quirky strange piece - it sounds childish and immature in a
> way.
> Reminds me in a very abstract way of the sounds of my neighborhood recorded
> on my dad's monaural tape recorder recorded and played back at full
> amplification.
>
> Garritan Personal Orchestra in 22 edo
>
> brass, woodwind, strings, percussion, choir
>
> Year: 2010
>
> Album:
> brave new world
>
> Artist's description:
> Orchestral piece in 22 edo - minimalistic and seems best on headphones
>
> Not done yet - but I can't move past at this point.
> Part of a planned series examining my childhood aural memories.
>
> Contributors:
> Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood
>
>
>

On first listen, the most striking things were the tuning, the
somewhat obsessive repetition, and the sound of the 'orchestra.'

At first it felt a little child-like, as you say, then a little more
driven or obsessive or sinister--like a pageant of porcupine-
worshippers.

The way the figure repeats and ends up higher gives a feeling of
increasing excitement.

They dance around the porcupine, ecstatic, but also careful not to get
too close. They respect the prickly beast.

Caleb

On Feb 22, 2010, at 9:54 AM, Chris Vaisvil wrote:

> I should add that this is an experiment into a new compositional
> technique for orchestral music - all parts are improvised on a midi
> keyboard and the edited - just like my microtonal piano pieces.
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:17 AM, christopherv
> <chrisvaisvil@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://clones.soonlabel.com/mp3/daily20100210-22edo-b.mp3
>
> I have been playing with this for about 2 weeks and seem to have
> come to an impasse.
> This is a very quirky strange piece - it sounds childish and
> immature in a way.
> Reminds me in a very abstract way of the sounds of my neighborhood
> recorded
> on my dad's monaural tape recorder recorded and played back at full
> amplification.
>
> Garritan Personal Orchestra in 22 edo
>
> brass, woodwind, strings, percussion, choir
>
> Year: 2010
>
> Album:
> brave new world
>
> Artist's description:
> Orchestral piece in 22 edo - minimalistic and seems best on headphones
>
> Not done yet - but I can't move past at this point.
> Part of a planned series examining my childhood aural memories.
>
> Contributors:
> Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood
>
>
>
>
>

Hi Caleb,

Thanks for the listen and comment!

So, in this case, the 22 edo is very evident to your ears I take it. And...
that is 22 edo melodically?

My brain gets numb after I listen to something so many times...

Thanks,

Chris

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 10:15 AM, caleb morgan <calebmrgn@...m> wrote:

>
>
> On first listen, the most striking things were the tuning, the somewhat
> obsessive repetition, and the sound of the 'orchestra.'
>
> At first it felt a little child-like, as you say, then a little more driven
> or obsessive or sinister--like a pageant of porcupine-worshippers.
>
> The way the figure repeats and ends up higher gives a feeling of increasing
> excitement.
>
> They dance around the porcupine, ecstatic, but also careful not to get too
> close. They respect the prickly beast.
>
> Caleb
>
>
> On Feb 22, 2010, at 9:54 AM, Chris Vaisvil wrote:
>
> I should add that this is an experiment into a new compositional technique
> for orchestral music - all parts are improvised on a midi keyboard and the
> edited - just like my microtonal piano pieces.
>
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:17 AM, christopherv <chrisvaisvil@...>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> http://clones.soonlabel.com/mp3/daily20100210-22edo-b.mp3
>>
>> I have been playing with this for about 2 weeks and seem to have come to
>> an impasse.
>> This is a very quirky strange piece - it sounds childish and immature in a
>> way.
>> Reminds me in a very abstract way of the sounds of my neighborhood
>> recorded
>> on my dad's monaural tape recorder recorded and played back at full
>> amplification.
>>
>> Garritan Personal Orchestra in 22 edo
>>
>> brass, woodwind, strings, percussion, choir
>>
>> Year: 2010
>>
>> Album:
>> brave new world
>>
>> Artist's description:
>> Orchestral piece in 22 edo - minimalistic and seems best on headphones
>>
>> Not done yet - but I can't move past at this point.
>> Part of a planned series examining my childhood aural memories.
>>
>> Contributors:
>> Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood
>>
>>
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>
>
>