reconstruction of J. Tenney's Arbor Vitae for sine tones

a programming endeavor —13'00" — 2022

based on James Tenney's string quartet Arbor Vitae & Michael Winter's paper: 'On James Tenney's Arbor Vitae for String Quartet'

[ not 100% accurate (dynamics are missing for instance & some durational bounds are missing too)—but you get the idea! ]

made with/ thanks to the precious (precious) help of Andrea Vogrig

here is one sonification with sine tones (to be played on low volume)

besides getting an understanding of the algorithmic complexity of the piece, i was curious to listen to another version of the piece, one reduced to its "bare skeleton." in other words, i have always wanted to bypass the timbral complexity in the piece and get a more direct access to the harmonic relationships and tuning, unaffected by the mass of sound characteristic of string quartets. the synthesized version confirmed my (subjective) experience/hypothesis, i.e.: an extremely "clean" timbre may allow for more precision in grasping harmonic relationships.

2024

a cycle of short pieces for piano/keyboard — 40'00" [in-progress]

a piece for vl, vc, fl, cl, harm, pn, and/or computer — 30'00"

recording for siblings

for pf solo, gtr solo, pf & 2 gtrs, and 2 gtrs — ± 60'00"

Für Simon-Jonassohn Stein for Orgelpark

for two programmable organs — 5'00"

for siblings (tuned)

in progress — 10'00"

2023

for siblings (tempered)

for pf and/or gtr(s) — between 8'00-60'00"

for experiencers (modelo62)

for 2 gtr, vln, vc, cb, fl, cl, trp, pf, harm, perc and computer — ± 30'00"

untitled electronic studies

variable combination — 30'00"

until counterfeiting

a talk & a text

approximation pieces

a talk comparing pieces based on 'approximation' & maths

music & the wende, now

a collective endeavor in Latvia

2022

for experiencers

for harp, gtr, cl, vl, tbn, 2 fl, sax, acc, perc, and electronics — ± 18'30"

for blandine & maciej

for harpsichord & computer, 17'00"

reconstruction of J. Tenney's Arbor Vitae for sine tones

a programming endeavor —13'00"

an academic experiment

..d'une fenêtre au-dessus

an aside with the rain — 2,30"

2021

36 forms (1024)

for organ (3 organists) —12'00"

untitled collaboration w/ tony guarino

for small sized percussions & field recording — 20'00"

for electric guitar & computer —12'00"

a radio podcast with diverse pieces & personal recordings — 60'00"

for inis:eto series — 45'00"

2020

harbor vite, haye

fixed media (stereo) — 11'00"

for clarinet & computer — 7'00"

2019

untitled something for two organs

for two programmable organs — 5'00"

once racing ceased, essentially the old 166 renumbered

fixed media (8 channels) — 8'00"

a cage through which to listen

fixed media & text — 6'00"

fixed media & text — 6'00"

a solo upper-body dance piece, ± 10'00"

1998

already back then