Wood on Strings (string quartet and delays): Difference between revisions

From Martin Lohse
Jump to navigation Jump to search
← Older editNewer edit →
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
Solo work with electronics by Martin Lohse, based on the redrawn work for solo cello: [[Kanon og rytmiske glissader]]
Chamberwork with electronics by Martin Lohse, based on the redrawn work for solo cello: [[Kanon og rytmiske glissader]]
{{FlipHTML5 click
{{FlipHTML5 click
|Has FlipHTML5=y
|Has FlipHTML5=y
|Has sound=y
|Has sound=n
|PDF front as PNG=y
|PDF front as PNG=y
}}
}}
Line 13: Line 13:
}}
}}


==Recording==
==Info==
{{Player
|File path1=entity_vln_delay.mp3
|Link text1=Entity (violin and delays)
|Normal text1=Live-recording by [[Christine Pryn]] from [[Warsaw Autumn]] 2002
}}


==Versions==
{{Versions with text
| Title=Entity
}}
==Info==
{{Infobox work
{{Infobox work
|Work status=active
|Work status=active
|Page type=work
|Page type=work
|Composer=Martin Lohse
|Composer=Martin Lohse
|Title=Entity
|Title=Wood on Strings
|Subtitle=
|Subtitle=
|Title in English=
|Title in English=
|Subtitle in English=
|Subtitle in English=  
|Worknumber=14
|Worknumber=32
|Revision number=
|Revision number=
|Supported by=
|Supported by=
|Composition year=2002
|Composition year=2010
|Composition date=16 Jun 2002
|Composition date=25 Jan 2010
|Number of movements=1
|Number of movements=1
|Duration=7.5 min
|Duration=6.5 min
|Genre=electroacoustic
|Genre=electroacoustic
|Number of instruments=1
|Number of instruments=4
|Instrumentation=violin with delays
|Instrumentation=string quartet and five delays
|Soloist=
|Soloist=
|Orchestration=vn.delays
|Orchestration=2vn.va.vc.delays
|FlipHTML5 URL=cuhz
|FlipHTML5 URL=
|Instrument1=violin
|Instrument1=violin
|Instrument2=delays
|Instrument2=viola
|Instrument3=
|Instrument3=cello
|Instrument4=
|Instrument4=delays
|Instrument5=
|Instrument5=
|Instrument6=
|Instrument6=
Line 57: Line 46:
|Instrument9=
|Instrument9=
|Score notation=computer (Sibelius)
|Score notation=computer (Sibelius)
|Pages=5
|Pages=16
|Free score=yes
|Free score=yes
|Published=yes
|Published=
|First performance (date)=28 Sep 2002
|First performance (date)=27 Feb 2010
|First performance (who)=[[Christine Pryn]]
|First performance (who)=[[Messerkvartetten]]
|First performance (place)=[[Warsaw Autumn]] 2002, Warsaw, Polen
|First performance (place)=[[EarUnit]], [[Den Collinske Gård]], Copenhagen
|Recording type1=live
|Recording type1=
|Recording type2=
|Recording type2=
|Recording type3=
|Recording type3=
|Musical styles1=modern
|Musical styles1=minimalistic
|Musical styles2=expressive
|Musical styles2=modal
|Musical styles3=
|Musical styles3=
|Musical styles4=
|Musical styles4=
Line 118: Line 107:
     |Solo accordion=
     |Solo accordion=
     |Solo other=
     |Solo other=
   |Electroacoustic music=possible
   |Electroacoustic music=y
     |Electroacoustic with instrument=y
     |Electroacoustic with instrument=y
       |Electroacoustic with orchestra=
       |Electroacoustic with orchestra=
       |Electroacoustic with ensemble=
       |Electroacoustic with ensemble=y
       |Electroacoustic with solo musician=y
       |Electroacoustic with solo musician=
     |Pure electroacoustic=
     |Pure electroacoustic=
       |Pure electroacoustic with samples=
       |Pure electroacoustic with samples=
       |Pure electroacoustic transformation of old works=y
       |Pure electroacoustic transformation of old works=
   |Other works=
   |Other works=
     |Soundtrack=
     |Soundtrack=
}}
}}


==Desciption, electronic part==
==Desciption, electronic part==
The electronic part consist of four mono-delays<br/>
Five mono delays only on the cello, are distributed in the speakers:<br/>
The instrument should be amplified to be mixed with the 4 delays. It is important that the dynamic of each delay is equal, or only a little below the dynamic of the instrument including the amplification of the instrument. This often means that the delays should be as loud as possible without getting feedback.
 
'''Delays in four speakers:'''


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
Line 140: Line 127:
|'''Delay'''
|'''Delay'''
|Delay time
|Delay time
|Front left
|Surround
|Front right
|Stereo
|Back right
|Back left
|-
|-
|Original sound
|Original sound
|0 ms
|0 ms
|50%
|0°
|50%
|centre
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
|Delay 1
|Delay 1
|1300 ms
|4 sixtenth notes/1304 ms
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|80°
|70%
|right
|30%
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|-
|Delay 2
|Delay 2
|2100 ms
|8 sixtenth notes/2609 ms
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|160°
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|right
|90%
|10%
|-
|-
|Delay 3
|Delay 3
|3400 ms
|11 sixtenth notes/3587 ms
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|220°
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|centre
|10%
|90%
|-
|-
|Delay 4
|Delay 4
|5500 ms
|13 sixtenth notes/4239 ms
|70%
|260°
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|left
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|30%
|Delay 5
|15 sixtenth notes/4891 ms
|300°
|left
|}
|}


'''Delays in two (stereo) speakers:'''
The cellist could play an electrical cello with a effect box or computer processing the percussive
effect from the cello, while the two violins and the viola should be playing normal instruments
amplified a little and coming from the front of the speakers together with the direct sound from the
cello.


{| class="wikitable"
The level of the five delays should be even or a little softer than the amplified original sound.
|+
Playing with click track could be a great advantage, especially the cello.
|'''Delay'''
|Delay time
|Front left
|Front right
|-
|Original sound
|0 ms
|50%
|50%
|-
|Delay 1
|1300 ms
|100%
| -
|-
|Delay 2
|2100 ms
|67%
|33%
|-
|Delay 3
|3400 ms
|33%
|67%
|-
|Delay 4
|5500 ms
| -
|100%
|}


==Program note==
==Program note==
===In English===
'''Wood on Strings'''<br/>
'''Entity'''
For string quartet and five delays<br/>
 
''Allegro moderato'' (tempo = 92)<br/>
''Entity'' is a piece for solo violin written to Christine Pryn. There is also a version for solo viola and solo cello, and all three versions can be performed with or without electronic.<br/>
The title means being, something that has an existence – a reality, and here I am thinking of a musical entity, that lives by itself by its own laws and purpose.
 
The piece is in two parts:<br/>
The first part starts with a theme with three tones with double stops, which is used almost like a passacaglia although the first part. The theme with the three tones is gradually displaced laying itself on top of each other in more and more layers as a kind of poly-voiced canon, while the piece gradually grow to a culmination before the second part.<br/>
The second part is saturated by a rhythmical obstinate over the strings of the violin, as a sort of baroque music which is slowly being distorted by glissandos and ends with a long glide to the top register.<br/>
The electronic part is relatively simple. It contains four delays, which delays the music with 1.3, 2.1, 3.4 and 5.5 seconds, distributed in the speakers.
 
Martin Lohse 20/8-02
 
===In Danish===
'''Entity'''
 
''Entity'' er et værk for soloviolin, skrevet til Christine Pryn. Det kan opføres med eller uden elektronik. Titlen betyder væsen, noget der har eksistens – realitet, og her tænker jeg i høj grad et musikalsk væsen der lever i sig selv efter egne love og mål.<br/>
Værket er i to dele i hvert deres beslægtede musikalske rum. Første del starter med et tema på tre toner i dobbeltgreb, som nærmest udgør en passacaglia igennem hele første del. Temaet på de tre toner lægger sig efterhånden forskudt oven på sig selv i flere og flere lag som en slags flerstemmig kanon, imens værket vokser op til en kulmination før anden del. Denne del er gennemsyret af et rytmisk ostinat henover strengene på violinen, som en art barokmusik der langsomt forvitres af glissandoer.<br/>
Den elektroniske del er relativ enkel, og består af fire ”delays” der forsinker musikken med henholdsvis 1.3, 2.1, 3.4 og 5.5 sekunder, panoreret rundt i højtalerne.
 
Martin Lohse 20/8-02
 
 
{{#if: {{Performance work|}}|{{Performance work}}|}}{{
#if: {{Review work|}}|{{Review work}}|}}
 
==List of electroacoustic music==
{{List of works
| list of works=Electroacoustic music
}}


One movement in two coherent parts, approximately 6-7 minutes.<br/>


The title refers to the famous minimalistic piece ''Music for pieces of Wood'' by Steve Reich, but it
should also be understand quite literally, because all the musicians are playing with the back of bow
(''col legno battuto'') making a percussive effect in the first part.


The electronic are five delays in the cello which, together with the original sound in the cello, are
making a simple ''Change ringing'' pattern.


==Score==
The special technique change ringing developed in English church towers in the 17th century, and is
<pdf page=3
the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in mathematical patterns called “changes”, thereby giving
>http://martinlohse.com/wpscores/wood_on_strings_14p_A4.pdf</pdf>
repetitions which slowly change.
Electroacoustic work by Martin Lohse<br/>
Electroacoustic part made with samples from [[Vienna Symphonic Library]]
[http://martinlohse.com/wpscores/wood_on_strings_14p_A4.pdf Download score (pdf)]
<br />
<br />
__TOC__
 
==Info==


{{Infobox work
::Martin Lohse 20/8-02
|Work status=active
|Page type=work
|Composer=Martin Lohse
|Title=Wood on Strings
|Subtitle=
|Title in English=
|Subtitle in English=
|Worknumber=32
|Revision number=
|Supported by=
|Composition year=2010
|Composition date=25 Jan 2010
|Number of movements=1
|Duration=6.5 min
|Genre=electroacoustic
|Number of instruments=4
|Instrumentation=string quartet and five delays
|Soloist=
|Orchestration=
|FlipHTML5 URL=
|Instrument1=violin
|Instrument2=viola
|Instrument3=cello
|Instrument4=delays
|Instrument5=
|Instrument6=
|Instrument7=
|Instrument8=
|Instrument9=
|Score notation=computer (Sibelius)
|Pages=14
|Free score=yes
|Published=
|First performance (date)=27 Feb 2010
|First performance (who)=[[Messerkvartetten]]
|First performance (place)=[[EarUnit]], [[Den Collinske Gård]], Copenhagen
|Recording type1=
|Recording type2=
|Recording type3=
|Musical styles1=minimalistic
|Musical styles2=modal
|Musical styles3=
|Musical styles4=
|Musical styles5=
|Musical styles6=
|Musical styles7=
|Musical styles8=
|Musical styles9=
|Part of work=n
|Work=y
  |Orchestral music=
    |Symphony orchestra=
    |String orchestra=
    |Amateur orchestra=
  |Concerto=
    |Concerto with symphony orchestra=
    |Concerto with string orchestra=
    |Concerto with baroque orchestra=
    |Concerto with sinfonietta=
    |Concerto with large ensemble=
  |Large ensemble=
    |Sinfonietta=
    |Amateur ensemble=
  |Vocal music=
    |A cappella=
      |Choir a cappella=
      |Vocal ensemble=
      |Solo vocal=
    |Vocal with instruments=
      |Choir with instruments=
      |Vocal ensemble with instruments=
      |Solo vocal with instruments=
  |Chamber music=
    |Duo=
    |Trio=
    |Quartet=
    |Quintet=
    |Sextet=
    |Septet=
    |Octet=
    |Nonet or more players=
    |Amateur chamber music=
  |Solo work=
    |Solo string=
    |Solo wood=
    |Solo brass=
    |Solo piano=
    |Solo percussion=
    |Solo organ=
    |Solo accordion=
    |Solo other=
  |Electroacoustic music=y
    |Electroacoustic with instrument=
      |Electroacoustic with orchestra=
      |Electroacoustic with ensemble=y
      |Electroacoustic with solo musician=
    |Pure electroacoustic=
      |Pure electroacoustic with samples=
      |Pure electroacoustic transformation of old works=
  |Other works=
    |Soundtrack=
}}


{{#if: {{Performance work|}}|{{Performance work}}|}}{{
{{#if: {{Performance work|}}|{{Performance work}}|}}{{

Revision as of 18:16, 15 July 2020

Chamberwork with electronics by Martin Lohse, based on the redrawn work for solo cello: Kanon og rytmiske glissader

Click picture to view
page=1
page=1

Free download

[ Download score (pdf)]

Info

Composer Martin Lohse
Title Wood on Strings

Work number W.32
Composition year 2010

Movements 1
Duration 6.5 min min"min" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.5.

Genre electroacoustic
Number of instruments 4
Instrumentation string quartet and five delays

Score notation computer (Sibelius)
Pages 16
Free score yes

First performance 27 Feb 2010

by Messerkvartetten
place EarUnit, Den Collinske Gård, Copenhagen


Musical styles and elements minimalistic, modal



Desciption, electronic part

Five mono delays only on the cello, are distributed in the speakers:

Delay Delay time Surround Stereo
Original sound 0 ms 0° centre
Delay 1 4 sixtenth notes/1304 ms 80° right
Delay 2 8 sixtenth notes/2609 ms 160° right
Delay 3 11 sixtenth notes/3587 ms 220° centre
Delay 4 13 sixtenth notes/4239 ms 260° left
Delay 5 15 sixtenth notes/4891 ms 300° left

The cellist could play an electrical cello with a effect box or computer processing the percussive effect from the cello, while the two violins and the viola should be playing normal instruments amplified a little and coming from the front of the speakers together with the direct sound from the cello.

The level of the five delays should be even or a little softer than the amplified original sound. Playing with click track could be a great advantage, especially the cello.

Program note

Wood on Strings
For string quartet and five delays
Allegro moderato (tempo = 92)

One movement in two coherent parts, approximately 6-7 minutes.

The title refers to the famous minimalistic piece Music for pieces of Wood by Steve Reich, but it should also be understand quite literally, because all the musicians are playing with the back of bow (col legno battuto) making a percussive effect in the first part.

The electronic are five delays in the cello which, together with the original sound in the cello, are making 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 20/8-02

Performances

All versions of - Wood on Strings

EarUnit, Messerkvartetten
Skånes Scen - Bragegatan 15/Ystadvägen 22, Malmo, Sweden
Sunday 28 February 2010, 18:00
... more info


EarUnit, Messerkvartetten
Den Collinske Gård, Amaliegade 9, Copenhagen, Denmark
Saturday 27 February 2010, 20:00
... more info


List of electroacoustic music

Retrieved from "http://martinlohse.com/w/index.php?title=Wood_on_Strings_(string_quartet_and_delays)&oldid=12890"