for Tárogató
(or Saxophon) and multitrack live electronics
(2005) (dedicated to Esther
Lamneck)
Genre: Interactive Music
(real time processed live-electronics)
Duration: ca. 15 min.
The piece was commissioned by
Prof. Esther Lamneck (NYU), who also premiered it at the 14th Florida
Electroacoustic Music Festival (April 2005).
Basically, the work tries to
recreate in a different context the medieval technique of the Hocket. Being
this technique polyphonic, the Tárogató part delivers a sort of
“hiccup” technique with itself by the use of different registers.
Moreover, the computer makes a Hocket-like response to the
Tárogató at certain moments. The effect of this technique is
amplified by the multi-track electronics. Other DSP processes like convolution,
granular synthesis and Phase Vocoding reinforce the electronics throughout the
piece. The whole electronic is computer generated in real time (MAXMSP) and no
pre-recorded materials are used throughout the performance.