"moments in moments" explores the concepts of reducing melodic performance, over time, to select frequencies, and how those results can be used to rebuild a work in order to distill it to its most simple and significant components.  After the introduction of the thesis melody performance, granular synthesis algorithms, time warping, equalization, and micro edits are utilized to isolate the most representative elements of the passages. Those results are then arranged with the intention of reasserting the melody in a more pure form, and are introduced as new passages evolving from the original in a single work. These refined passages are again manipulated, further unraveling the melody and marking time through movement and metamorphosis, instead of melodic complexity or performance. In addition to the piano melody, the introduction of an analog oscillator further emphasizes this concept through reduction in frequency of its modulation, resulting in a transition from a complex waveform to a simple sine wave.  

This piece is intended to have an exponential reduction in complexity over time.  To achieve this, minor earlier representative elements are reintroduced each time the melody is scaled back, and newer, simpler elements are added.  This serves not only to guide the listener from one movement to the next with something familiar, but also to underscore the change in complexity and definition by way of direct comparison. 

I developed the granular synthesis algorithm based on the needs of this project, and it is something that I plan to develop further as I refine this concept in future iterations.  Another planned experiment would eschew melody and time altogether, by isolating the harmonic frequencies of a single note.

moments in moments

Multidisciplinary artist and composer-researcher living and working in NY. All music moved here: https://hyperbolicelectric.bandcamp.com

moments in moments

hyperbolic electric