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Anne LeBaron - Blue Harp Study No. 2
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| Item Type: sound recording |
| Duration: 6:57 |
| Project Type: Aritist In Residence 1991 |
| Blue Harp Study No. 1 and Blue Harp Study No. 2 were composed at Studio
PASS in June 1991, using my blue Lyon & Healy harp to create the
original source material. Intuitive manipulation of these samples
eventually coalesced into the two "Studies". Some of the more novel
sounds were accompanied by unusual techniques, which include broken
chain links and steel tuning keys used as slide mechanisms on the
strings; cello and bass bows used on teh bass strings; and an elongated
coiled spring that served as a textured bow in the middle and upper
registers. I experimented by improvising with some of the harp samples
on the controller keyboard. After recording a number of sequences
myself, I enlisted the aid of Alex Noyes, the studio engineer, Karthik
Swaminathan, an intern at PASS, and Edward Eadon, my husband. Teams of
up to three performers on the controller at the same time eventually
formed, producing some unique group improvisations. |
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| Genre: Experimental music, avant garde music |
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