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An experiment with multiple tempi. Has been performed live (which was quite a feat), but I only have a studio recording of it currently. Each performer is playing to a different, pre-constructed click track which results in the performers moving in and out of sync with each other. It has been described to me as sounding as if everybody playing is drunk.... except they're not. Very interesting to listen to.

Performed by Myself, Paula Yineth Bahamon Agudelo, Perta Hyett and Rhys McKee.

Score can be found at http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=67579

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Hits: 2214
Comments: 7
Fans: 1
Plays: 379
Downloads: 79
Votes: 5
Uploaded: Sep 25, 2005 - 08:54:59 AM
Last Updated: Nov 04, 2005 - 08:44:00 AM Last Played: Nov 18, 2009 - 08:37:33 PM

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Keywords:

tuba (14), acoustic piano (15), organ (87), experimental (399)

Hardware:

Tuba, Organ, Piano, Singer, the Monash Uni recording studio and a pen and paper for working out the maths for the tempo changes.

Software:

Digital Performer

Comments

thetiler	thetiler said 1518 days ago (September 27th, 2005)
	nice Almost sounds like Mysti Interesting sounds Thanks for sharing Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

cjhoose	cjhoose said 1517 days ago (September 28th, 2005)
	Fascinating Eerie, sparse and pretty... I like. Check out my latest song called Julia

aralim

aralim said 1517 days ago (September 28th, 2005)

Interesting composition -- and I've heard something like this before
This is going to sound wierd, since I come from most rock and techno background, but I've heard multi-tempo compositions like this before. A techno group called Orbital (two brothers from the UK) have two tracks -- "Time Becomes" and "Input Out" -- where they do this same sort of thing, but using only spoken vocals and no instruments.

Anyway, this was an interesting composition, and (to me anyway) not as "semi-drunk" sounding as your description made it to be. I can see where you want to keep the melodies and rhythms fairly simple -- anything more complex and the overlapping tempi could lead to some nasty chording in places.

Check out my latest song called Off Kilter (T Square and Plumb Line Remix), Take 2

caroline	caroline said 1517 days ago (September 28th, 2005)
	fascinating!! i'd love to see what my drama group would make of this one - maybe i'll put it forward as their next project - thank you - it is mesmerising - the bear tells me that it's almost trance! x Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

jmt	jmt said 1513 days ago (October 2nd, 2005)
	leapers leaping As though I'm at a modern dance recital with my eyes closed... multi-colored leapers leaping about... MORE TUBA! Check out my latest song called mARINERS lULLABY

	said 1493 days ago (October 22nd, 2005)
	I Like experiments. I'm not trained but my exposure to some contemporary music allows me to hear this as not drnken but carefully planned.

allsaints	allsaints said 1493 days ago (October 22nd, 2005)
	title A really beautiful piece. Drunk? Not at all. I really like the feeling that that is produced when everyone goes in and out of sync with one another. It reminds me more of being on a boat at sea than drunk. Would love to hear more about the background of this piece. Check out my latest song called Color Permutation Of Composition Two

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Name: Bryan Anderson

Currently finishing off my honours year of a bachelor of music/composition (which is why I really haven't been here much at all) and at the time someone actually reads this, I am most likely to be finishing off my study at Luleå University in Sw... [see more]

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Experimental music is any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. There is an overlap with avant-garde music. John Cage was a pioneer in experimental music and defined and gave credibility to the form. As with other edge

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