M. Kanno
Towards musical interaction: 'Schismatics' for e-violin and computer
Kanno, M.; Hayden, S.; Adkins, M.; Isaacs, B.
Authors
S. Hayden
M. Adkins
B. Isaacs
Abstract
This paper discusses the evolution of the Max/MSP patch used in schismatics (2007, rev. 2010) for electric violin (Violectra) and computer, by composer Sam Hayden in collaboration with violinist Mieko Kanno. schismatics involves a standard performance paradigm of a fixed notated part for the e-violin with sonically unfixed live computer processing. Hayden was unsatisfied with the early version of the piece: the use of attack detection on the live e-violin playing to trigger stochastic processes led to an essentially reactive behaviour in the computer, resulting in a somewhat predictable one-toone sonic relationship between them. It demonstrated little internal relationship between the two beyond an initial e-violin ‘action’ causing a computer ‘event’. The revisions in 2010, enabled by an AHRC Practice-Led research award, aimed to achieve 1) a more interactive performance situation and 2) a subtler and more ‘musical’ relationship between live and processed sounds. This was realised through the introduction of sound analysis objects, in particular machine listening and learning techniques developed by Nick Collins. One aspect of the programming was the mapping of analysis data to synthesis parameters, enabling the computer transformations of the e-violin to be directly related to Kanno’s interpretation of the piece in performance.
Citation
Kanno, M., Hayden, S., Adkins, M., & Isaacs, B. (2011). Towards musical interaction: 'Schismatics' for e-violin and computer.
Conference Name | Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2011 |
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Conference Location | Huddersfield, England |
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2011 |
Deposit Date | Feb 9, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Pages | 486-490 |
Publisher URL | http://www.icmc2011.org.uk/ |
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