Sheet Music: Performance Partsread/write error : for alto flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano / Tristan Coelho.by Tristan Coelho (2015)
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read/write error is a glitchy, beat-driven work that draws upon ideas surrounding the digital, data-driven world we find ourselves in. I imagined three types of music being like data scattered across a failing hard drive. Bits of information are strewn here and there with interspersed contrasts brought about by 'hard cuts' between ideas (such as in video editing techniques), the fragments of which are then assembled in various ways.
These thoughts were informed by a general interest of mine in exploring a kind of 'brokenness' in music - a beauty brought about through roughness and imperfection. I extended this further by considering the actual sounds emitted by technology as it goes haywire or malfunctions. What I like about this is that these sounds are not supposed to be made but still come across highly expressive to me. Imagine the warbling tune of a fridge or the crunchy explosions of a gearbox or the gritty strains of a tired old printer.
With this in mind I had a long hard listen to a variety of broken technology and started analysing and dissecting a few recordings of a stuttering hard drive losing its mind. I found here a rich array of musical ideas which helped me shape the work.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 set of 6 performance parts (65p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 12 min.
In 3 sections.
First performance by Ensemble Offspring — 25 Oct 15. Future Retro, Sydney Conservatorium of Music (Music Workshop)
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc associated with this work:
Technology, glitch
Typeset edition.
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CD: Offspring Bites 1 / Ensemble Offspring.
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