Life-Drawing (2001)
Flute and tape
9:10
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Program Notes
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In the musical as well as visual arts, the relation between concept, process, and object raises fundamental questions that must be newly addressed in each work. These questions are as intriguing today as ever: which comes first, concept or process? is the concept the object? does the process determine the object or does the object imply its own means of generation? Artistic responses to such questions are naturally influenced by the medium. In Life-Drawing, the compositional process originated with the physical sound of the flute. The instrument was digitally analyzed and various sonic features were extracted and compositionally manipulated. Among the most important transformations was one that mapped the flute's partials from a linear space to a curved space, creating a symmetrical, sometimes Impressionistic harmony. Another important transformation was one which applied mathematical curvilinear functions to the iterations of key clicks, giving the work a flowing, almost hand-drawn temporal quality. As it interacts with the tape part, the live flute draws from the computer-realized material, creating a sound universe which acts to unify concept, process, and object. Life-Drawing was written for Tadeu Coelho, to whom the work is dedicated.
Recording: Performed by Tadeu Coelho, flute. From the Tadeu Coehlo CD, Life-Drawing, on the Tempo Primo label.
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