Contrapture
Posted on 12 October 2009
2009
Contrapture (2009), electroacoustic music designed for 5.1 surround, draws inspiration from a variety of noisy devices or machines: airplanes, typewriters, printing presses, and others. The title originates with a verbal mishap that I heard once; I’m still not sure if the intended word was contraption or capture. In either case, this work resonates with both words due to the sounds sources and the various processes used in its creation.
Contrapture was composed with Grace (an algorithmic composition environment by Taube), Csound, AudioSculpt, and Protools. This work was realized in the Experimental Music Studios at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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