A Taste of the Tracks
(Name of Piece linked to .mp3 Example) |
Year |
Description |
Full Duration |
| Appetizer (0:18) |
1995 |
Microtonal soundscape; algorithmically composed in slendro using the flute design
with multi-effect processing from Cooking with Csound and the Woodstock Gamelan
[tuning chart]
|
1:00 |
| Pendopos (0:29) |
2000 |
Soundscape in just intonation in gamelan style using Woodstock gamelan, Risset gongs and birds recorded in Bali
|
4:26 |
| Tala Malika Jak (0:30) |
1995 |
Soundscape inspired by Indonesian kecak;
uses cak samples in Indian and Middle Eastern rhythms;
commissioned by South Indian Dancer Siri Rama
|
6:40 |
| Prime Gongs (0:32) |
2006 |
Soundscape uses prime number ratios in gong and glide instruments; gets transformations of the timbre from inharmonic relationships and registral change;
this new version of Prime uses gong timbres in place of plucked timbres
|
2:15 |
Ombres de la Lune
- A Little Slow (0:23)
Fast (0:28)
Very Slow (0:40)
|
1977 |
Helix Song, a microtonal percussion instrument invented by Erv Wilson, made of tuned electrical pipes; computer-generated version in 1998
|
9:31 |
| Ombres des Toiles d'Araignées (0:29) |
2005 |
Marimba; whimsical
|
4:21 |
| Catjak (0:30) |
2005 |
Soundscape; a sequel to Tala Malika Jak, inspired by Indonesian kecak, uses cat samples
and a few birds, dogs and monkeys
|
2:24 |
| Bioluminescense (0:23) |
1990 |
Silvery microtonal soundscape; uses Indian tunings and Partch tunings up to the 23-limit
|
6:54 |
| Balinese (0:36) |
1993 |
Microtonal soundscape; uses a variety of Balinese tunings generated with an
algorithm in a quasi-Balinese style
|
3:18 |
| Theme and Improvisations for Woodstock Gamelan (0:40) |
1992 |
Woodstock Gamelan; improvisations using quasi-Balinese themes;
computer-generated version (1998) using Csound model of Woodstock Gamelan
|
5:00 |
| Companion of Strange Intimacies (0:27) |
1990 |
Microtonal soundscape
|
0:43 |
| Merapi (0:35) |
1995 |
For Gamelan and Soundscape or Soundscape without Gamelan; microtonal, algorithmically-generated; the computer uses and inflects the slendro and pelog tunings of the live gamelan, if the tuning information is available
[tuning chart]
|
14:30 |
| Tala Malika Gong (0:30) |
2006 |
Soundscape inspired by Indonesian kecak, but uses Indian and Middle Eastern rhythms;
where the Tala Malika Jak verson of this piece emphasized the rhythms of vocal samples,
this new gong version emphasizes the pitches derived from the vocal samples in the earlier version
|
6:40 |
