Speed (marimba and delays)
Solo work with electronics by Martin Lohse
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Info
Composer Martin Lohse
Title Speed
Supported by The Danish Arts Foundation
Work number W.33
Composition year 2010
Movements 1
Duration 11 min
Genre electroacoustic
Number of instruments 1
Instrumentation marimba and nine delays
Score notation computer (Sibelius)
Pages 26
Free score yes
First performance 15 May 2010
- by Ars Nova, Malmø
- place EarUnit, LiteraturHaus, Copenhagen
Musical styles and elements minimalistic, modal
Programnote
In English
Speed
for marimba and nine delays
- Whirling notes
- in a frozen movement
Minimalistic in the essence or the word.
Fast figures repeating with small nearly inaudible shifts, meeting the frozen time of changing.
Range marimba: C-e´´´, composed 2010, duration: 11 min.
Electronics
The electronics consists of nine delays which, together with the original sound, makes a simple Change ringing pattern.
The special technique change ringing developed in English church towers in the 17th century, and is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in mathematical patterns called “changes”, thereby giving repetitions which slowly change.
Martin Lohse 2010
In Danish
Speed
for marimba and ni delays
- Frossen sats
- af hvirvlende noder
Minimalistisk i den inderste betydning af ordet.
Hurtige figurer der gentages med små næsten uhørlige skift, mødes med en fastfrossen tid af bevægelse.
Varighed 11 min.
Elektronik
Elektroniken består af ni delays der sammen med den originale lyd danner et simpelt Change ringing mønster.
Den specielle teknik Change ringing blev udviklet i de engelske kirker i det 17th århundrede, og er kunsten at ringe med et sæt af stemte klokker i et matematisk mønster kaldet “changes”, og på den måde skabe gentagelser der langsomt forandres.
Martin Lohse 2010
Desciption, electronic part
Nine mono delays distributed in the speakers:
| Delay | Delay time | Surround | Stereo |
| Original sound | 0 ms | 0° | centre |
| Delay 1 | 6 sixtenth notes/1000 ms | 324° | centre-left |
| Delay 2 | 12 sixtenth notes/2000 ms | 288° | left |
| Delay 3 | 18 sixtenth notes/3000 ms | 252° | left |
| Delay 4 | 24 sixtenth notes/4000 ms | 216° | centre-left |
| Delay 5 | 29 sixtenth notes/4833 ms | 180° | centre |
| Delay 6 | 33 sixtenth notes/5500 ms | 144° | centre-right |
| Delay 7 | 37 sixtenth notes/6167 ms | 108° | right |
| Delay 8 | 41 sixtenth notes/6833 ms | 72° | right |
| Delay 9 | 45 sixtenth notes/7500 ms | 36° | centre-right |
The level of the nine delays should be even or a little less than the amplified original sound.
To get the effect of fast 16th notes interlocking between the marimba and the delays, it's crucial that the tempo are exact throughout the piece. It is therefore recommended that the piece is being played with a click track or a silent metronome.
Martin Lohse 2010
Performances
All versions of - Speed
Inter Arts Center, Bergsgatan 29, Malmo, Sweden
Sunday 16 May 2010, 15:00
- ... more info
LiteraturHaus, Møllegade 7, Copenhagen, Denmark
Saturday 15 May 2010, 17:00
- ... more info
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- Entity (viola and delays) (2002)
- Entity (cello and delays) (2002)
- Tempo de hielo (clarinet, violin, contrabass and electronic) (1997/2002)
- Change ringing (clarinet, vibraphone, harp and electronic) (2009)
- Wood on Strings (string quartet and delays) (2010)
- Speed (marimba and delays) (2010)
- Around (flute and delays) (2011)
- The Earth and the Sea (cello and delays) (2019)
- Echoes off cliffs (accordion and live electronics) (2021)
- Transition (accordion and orchestral samples) (2022)
- Vibration in blue and yellow (tape) (2000)
- Vibration in blue and yellow II (tape) (2000)
- Salme 22 (tape) (2004)
- Slow movement (tape) (2004)
- Sorrow (tape) (2006)
- Moto immoto (tape) (2009)