Xenakis, Mâche, lanza, Tan: Memory in Motion [DVD]
âMemory in Motion: Percussion in Surroundâ was a research project developed to examine how percussionists memorize musical actions within ensembles. As part of this research, director Aiyun Huang commissioned new works to compliment selected existing repertoire. Zihua Tan wrote âSoritesâ to compliment Iannis Xenakisâ âPersephassaâ and alcides lanza wrote âmnais mnemesâ to compliment his own earlier composition âsensor VI.â In both cases, the composers were asked to use the identical setup and notational system as that of the existing works. By sharing this common DNA, these unique compositions synergistically flow together to form an unusually powerful listening experience. âPersephassaâ is a classic of the percussion repertoire for 6 spatialized percussionists surrounding the audience. This, along with Tanâs âSoritesâ make for extraordinary listening in surround, with the listener placed in the center of the circular ensemble as acoustic sounds often ricochet or spin around the listener. The recording on this Mode release accurately places each percussionist in the soundstage (in the stereo version as well as the surround). Mâcheâs âAeraâ is also for 6 percussionists. Using tuned gongs, vibraphones, marimbas, tubular bells, and timpani as the main colors in this 20-minute work, Mâche directs our ears to hear the inner resonance of these instruments and how the timbres and harmonies mingle and evolve when combinations of instruments shift. Lanzaâs two works are scored for percussion quartet. âsensor VIâ was inspired by the first moon-landing by the Apollo astronauts in 1969. Lanza chose to reference the devices that sensed and transmitted the astronautsâ life-signs through space to technicians on the ground, and the relation these instruments have to the body's sense organs. His âmnais mnemesâ draws formal and textural inspiration from freely-derived characteristics of the mnais mneme, a unique dragonfly found in China â its very elongated cylindrical body contrasts strongly with its large head and enormous glassy spherical eyes.
âMemory in Motion: Percussion in Surroundâ was a research project developed to examine how percussionists memorize musical actions within ensembles. As part of this research, director Aiyun Huang commissioned new works to compliment selected existing repertoire. Zihua Tan wrote âSoritesâ to compliment Iannis Xenakisâ âPersephassaâ and alcides lanza wrote âmnais mnemesâ to compliment his own earlier composition âsensor VI.â In both cases, the composers were asked to use the identical setup and notational system as that of the existing works. By sharing this common DNA, these unique compositions synergistically flow together to form an unusually powerful listening experience. âPersephassaâ is a classic of the percussion repertoire for 6 spatialized percussionists surrounding the audience. This, along with Tanâs âSoritesâ make for extraordinary listening in surround, with the listener placed in the center of the circular ensemble as acoustic sounds often ricochet or spin around the listener. The recording on this Mode release accurately places each percussionist in the soundstage (in the stereo version as well as the surround). Mâcheâs âAeraâ is also for 6 percussionists. Using tuned gongs, vibraphones, marimbas, tubular bells, and timpani as the main colors in this 20-minute work, Mâche directs our ears to hear the inner resonance of these instruments and how the timbres and harmonies mingle and evolve when combinations of instruments shift. Lanzaâs two works are scored for percussion quartet. âsensor VIâ was inspired by the first moon-landing by the Apollo astronauts in 1969. Lanza chose to reference the devices that sensed and transmitted the astronautsâ life-signs through space to technicians on the ground, and the relation these instruments have to the body's sense organs. His âmnais mnemesâ draws formal and textural inspiration from freely-derived characteristics of the mnais mneme, a unique dragonfly found in China â its very elongated cylindrical body contrasts strongly with its large head and enormous glassy spherical eyes.
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âMemory in Motion: Percussion in Surroundâ was a research project developed to examine how percussionists memorize musical actions within ensembles. As part of this research, director Aiyun Huang commissioned new works to compliment selected existing repertoire. Zihua Tan wrote âSoritesâ to compliment Iannis Xenakisâ âPersephassaâ and alcides lanza wrote âmnais mnemesâ to compliment his own earlier composition âsensor VI.â In both cases, the composers were asked to use the identical setup and notational system as that of the existing works. By sharing this common DNA, these unique compositions synergistically flow together to form an unusually powerful listening experience. âPersephassaâ is a classic of the percussion repertoire for 6 spatialized percussionists surrounding the audience. This, along with Tanâs âSoritesâ make for extraordinary listening in surround, with the listener placed in the center of the circular ensemble as acoustic sounds often ricochet or spin around the listener. The recording on this Mode release accurately places each percussionist in the soundstage (in the stereo version as well as the surround). Mâcheâs âAeraâ is also for 6 percussionists. Using tuned gongs, vibraphones, marimbas, tubular bells, and timpani as the main colors in this 20-minute work, Mâche directs our ears to hear the inner resonance of these instruments and how the timbres and harmonies mingle and evolve when combinations of instruments shift. Lanzaâs two works are scored for percussion quartet. âsensor VIâ was inspired by the first moon-landing by the Apollo astronauts in 1969. Lanza chose to reference the devices that sensed and transmitted the astronautsâ life-signs through space to technicians on the ground, and the relation these instruments have to the body's sense organs. His âmnais mnemesâ draws formal and textural inspiration from freely-derived characteristics of the mnais mneme, a unique dragonfly found in China â its very elongated cylindrical body contrasts strongly with its large head and enormous glassy spherical eyes.
