SILOUNDS - for solo percussion and live, interactive electroacoustics
Silounds (2009) was commissioned by Ellery Trafford and composed by Benjamin Taylor. The piece uses live, interactive electroacoustics with Max/MSP. The premiere took place on April 19, 2010 at Bowling Green State University, Bryan Recital Hall and was performed by Ellery Trafford. Silounds is designed to be a structured, improvised solo.
Program Note
David Cope coined the term "silounds" to refer to quiet sounds that are only heard when we are trying to be silent. This composition focuses on many "normally unheard" delicate sounds made by traditional percussion instruments as well as exploring the awe-inspiring, bone-rattling acoustic power of those same instruments.
Program Note
David Cope coined the term "silounds" to refer to quiet sounds that are only heard when we are trying to be silent. This composition focuses on many "normally unheard" delicate sounds made by traditional percussion instruments as well as exploring the awe-inspiring, bone-rattling acoustic power of those same instruments.
| silounds_score.pdf |
RECORDINGS:
Chris Froh (at the Tutti Denison New Music Festival) 2013
Brad Meyer (gEARbox Ensemble concert)
Ellery Trafford (Spark New Music Festival)
Bridget Leahy (masters recital)
Ellery Trafford (workshop performance)