Lipogram (2021) - for solo violin

A "lipogram" is a literary work that entirely avoids the use of an
individual letter. Generally, this will be a frequently used letter,
like "E","T", or "A" in the English language. In this work, I apply the
same idea to a 12-tone system of tuning, and omit the most popular
note from that set, while making use of every other tone available.
My work leaps around the violin's range, taking full advantage of a
variety of timbres, volumes, and instrumental expressions as it does
so, ending with moves towards the absent tone, both by semitone and
by fifth, that never arrive.

Performed by Tanya Swinton.

Lipogram

All ripping, flicking, bopping, & scraping sounds originating from the humble hero of the kitchen, the paper towel. A fun, quick study for me in processing a very quiet recording into something percussive.

Swipin (Paper Towel Study) (2021)

A short collection of some interesting sounds I recorded throughout my experience of lockdown 2021.

some lockdown sounds

Unfiltered angry fun. Featuring recordings of an old CD player.

Studies of Unease: Prototype I (2022)

don't think that this is anything more than music (for Solo Violin)

Released 2022 on New Weird Australia's Collapse Theories compilation album.

Named for the buzzy, insectile sounds which abound in this work, I started composing at a time of great uncertainty in my life. While perhaps not evident in the final structure, I envisioned a long, straight highway on a lonely plain at night. As the work goes on, and my metaphorical eyes adjust to the new situation, more possibilities light up the night.

A Mouthful of Locusts (2022)

It was selected in:
- Mixtur Festival 2017 (Spain)
- FILE Hipersonica 2017 (Brazil)
- III Festival de Música Electroacústica de la Universidad Católica 2017 (Chile) 
- Forum Wallis Ars Electronica 2017 (Switzerland)
- CEMI circles 2017 (USA)
- International Composition Competition Destellos Foundation 2016 (Argentina/France/Belgium/Spain)

Tâches [2016]

Paranoia is comprised of field recordings made at Bundanon, an artistic residence set deep in the bushland on Australia’s south coast. The work and its title reflects a common sensation for novice solo bushwalkers; the sometimes comforting, sometimes chilling sensation of believing that you’re not quite alone out there. Rather than portraying the sounds of the wild as they really are, the piece gets inside the listener’s head both metaphorically and psycho-acoustically: the phenomenon of in-head acoustic imaging creates a cavernous eco-system inside the listener’s head. Paranoia features sharp cuts between real and imagined sounds, frenetic pacing, and occasional moments of tranquil beauty. 

This 60-second edition was composed for Phonurgia Nova's 2019 call-out for 60-second radio works. I thought it was a cool snippet to make available to the public. A sound art snack, if you will.

If you would like to hear more, head to my bandcamp page! https://alexismarieweaver.bandcamp.com

Paranoia In The Bush: 1:00 Excerpt (2019)

Antanáklasi I [2019] | pour flûte et électronique

L’œuvre a été commandée par Radio France pour l’émission « Création Mondiale » (ex Alla Breve) le 9 février 2020 et a été réalisée dans le studio du Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) à Paris France. La pièce a eu sa création publique le 14 février 2020 au Festival Présences 2020 à la Maison de la Radio (Paris)

Portrait de la compositrice : France Musique 
https://www.francemusique.fr/emissions/creation-mondiale-l-integrale/okno-de-rocio-cano-valino-diffusion-integrale-et-portrait-de-la-compositrice-80441

- MUSICWORKS 2020 | First prize in Electronic Music [Canada]
- Marcelle Deschênes Prize 2020 [Canada]
- PRIX KLANG! 2021 | Second prize [France]

(Excerpt) Okno [2020]

Composer, musicologist, and brass player.

I live and create on Dharawal land.

Lipogram

Eamon Roche

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