𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 scale no. 1 with additional, "impossible" multiphonics consisting of mainly 26/25/22/16/𝟭𝟯/𝟭𝟭 and those consisting of 20/19/17/12/5 as well

𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 scale no. 1 with additional multiphonics of 15/11/7/4

"pure" 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 scale no. 1

𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 scale no. 1 + SUPERIMPOSED scale of 15 ebmt with additional multiphonics of 19/14/9/5

𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 scale no. 1 + SUPERIMPOSED: 15 ebmt, 21 ebs & 24 ebaf scales with additional, "impossible" multiphonics of different types

𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 scale no. 1 + SUPERIMPOSED: 15 ebmt, 19 ebt, 21 ebs & 24 ebaf scales with additional, "impossible" multiphonics of different types

𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 scale no. 1 with additional, "impossible" multiphonics consisting mainly of partials 26/25/22/16/𝟭𝟯/𝟭𝟭

/ 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗗, EVEN TO THE POINT OF INCONVENIENCE – EXTREMELY SOFT SOUNDS & ABRUPT VOLUME CHANGES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE DYNAMISM OF THE FORM AS A WHOLE | 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 | 𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗢 /

« minor differences » for virtual, physically-modelled, 10 metres long, microtonal piano(s) & electroacoustic sound layer (2019)

/dedicated to Olga Miriam Michałowska/


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This piece is a study of displacement. It is an examination and investigation into degrees of "MINORITY" of a chord. It is a form of simultaneously permutated, entangled note chains (organised using a specified quantisation also undergoing its own alterations in time), an excerpt from an “endless” modulation occurring within a MINOR “hemisphere” of a soundspace determined by transition between 24-, 15-, 19- & 21-EDOs as well as my own, non-octave scale.

In « minor differences », almost everything was derived from the ratio of 13/11 – an interval of tridecimal minor third, measuring 289 ¢. The scale incorporated in the majority of the piece had been developed on the basis of the mentioned ratio of 13/11 as well. It has “too small” or "too wide" thirds, no pure fifths at all and octaves being almost pure, yet not exactly so (deviations vary between -21 ¢ and +10 ¢). This carefully calculated exertion provides slight beatings, mildly rough interference patterns and therefore gives an overall impression of an expanded space – as seen in dual intra-cavity of a two layer mirror. At the same time, those “compressed” thirds in the scale are responsible for an “endless collapse” impression of presented chord progression. The listener can realise that the harmonic charges are being resolved and transferred in several directions simultaneously, thus giving those once castellated, quantised patterns a touch of organically geometric refinement. In due course, mentioned quantisations also become intervalised; by this I mean different scale variants being entangled, superimposed and shifted, all in a specific order. As they start to modulate into one another, they contribute to building a meta-scale of presented musical material. Almost like an error that somehow happens to designate an additional dimension. Not far from a flaw; a small, unjustifiable irrationality that surprisingly reveals its carefully calculated and attentively designed essence. A factor that shifts piece's global “displacement paradigm” to another level. 

Thanks to the virtual modelling software capabilities it was possible to design and administer several “impossible” multiphonics (for ex. those with the structure of 13 and 11 partials mainly, without the even ones present at all), as well as map them further on the steps of my minor-third-oriented, non-octave scale. 10-metre-long strings applied in the virtual piano(s) used in the piece reduce the inharmonicity significantly, thus rendering the micro-intervals much clearer to one’s ear and their minor differences much more important.

minor differences

minor differences (2019)

ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴇʀ, ᴀ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ & ᴀ ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴᴇʀ ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴ 1990 ɪɴ Kʀᴀᴋᴏ́ᴡ, Pᴏʟᴀɴᴅ.

//      Hɪs ᴍᴀɪɴ ꜰᴏᴄᴜs ʟɪᴇs ᴏɴ xᴇɴʜᴀʀᴍᴏɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴜʀᴏæsᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄs ɪᴍᴘʟɪᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɴᴇᴡ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴅᴇsɪɢɴ & ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴsᴛᴀʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. Sᴛʀᴢᴇʟᴇᴄ ɪs ᴀ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴᴛɪ-ᴀɴᴛʜʀᴏᴘᴏᴄᴇɴᴛʀɪᴄ, ᴘᴏsᴛʜᴜᴍᴀɴ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sᴛᴀʏs ɪɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs « ɴᴏ-ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ-ʙᴜᴛ-ɪɴ-ʀᴇsᴏɴᴀɴᴄᴇ » ʀᴜʟᴇ.

//      Iɴ 2017, ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ROSTRUM+ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ (ʜᴇʟᴅ ɪɴ Pᴀʟᴇʀᴍᴏ, Iᴛᴀʟʏ) ʜɪs « L’Aᴛᴇʟɪᴇʀ ᴅᴇ sᴇɴsᴏʀɪᴛᴇ́ » ᴡᴀs ʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ʙᴇsᴛ ʙʏ 29 ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʀᴀᴅɪᴏ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋs ғʀᴏᴍ 4 ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴇɴᴛs, ᴛʜᴜs ᴡɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Iɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Rᴏsᴛʀᴜᴍ ᴏғ Cᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴇʀs (ᴄᴀᴛᴇɢᴏʀʏ ғᴏʀ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛs ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ 30 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏʟᴅ). Tʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴɴᴜᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇᴍᴘᴏʀᴀʀʏ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ Dᴀɴᴍᴀʀᴋs Rᴀᴅɪᴏ Kʟᴀssɪsᴋ. 

//     Sɪɴᴄᴇ 2012, STRZ's ᴡᴏʀᴋs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴇɴsᴇᴍʙʟᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ Bᴇʟɢɪᴜᴍ, Dᴇɴᴍᴀʀᴋ, Fʀᴀɴᴄᴇ, Gᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ, Iᴛᴀʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ Nᴇᴛʜᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅs, Pᴏʟᴀɴᴅ, Sᴘᴀɪɴ, Sᴡɪᴛᴢᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ, Uᴋʀᴀɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ USA — ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʀᴇɴᴏᴡɴᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ꜰᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs:

• Wᴀʀsᴀᴡ Aᴜᴛᴜᴍɴ (Pᴏʟᴀɴᴅ, 2014, 2015, 2017),

• CIME / ICEM ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏᴀᴄᴏᴜsᴛɪᴄ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ ғᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟ & ᴄᴏɴғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ Dᴇɴᴛᴏɴ (Tᴇxᴀs, USA, 2014),

• Dᴏɴᴀᴜᴇsᴄʜɪɴɢᴇʀ Mᴜsɪᴋᴛᴀɢᴇ: NEXT GENERATION ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍᴍᴇ (Dᴏɴᴀᴜᴇsᴄʜɪɴɢᴇɴ, Gᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ, 2014), 

• JIMEC — Lᴇs Jᴏᴜʀɴᴇ́ᴇs Iɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟᴇs ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ Mᴜsɪǫᴜᴇ Éʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏᴀᴄᴏᴜsᴛɪǫᴜᴇ ᴇᴛ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ Cʀᴇ́ᴀᴛɪᴠɪᴛᴇ́ (Aᴍɪᴇɴs, Fʀᴀɴᴄᴇ, 2015),

• Mᴜsɪᴄᴀ Pᴏʟᴏɴɪᴄᴀ Nᴏᴠᴀ (Pᴏʟᴀɴᴅ, 2016),

• TAURON Mᴜsɪᴄᴀ Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀ Nᴏᴠᴀ (Pᴏʟᴀɴᴅ, 2016, 2019),

• Yᴏᴜɴɢ Cᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴇʀs Mᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ (Aᴘᴇʟᴅᴏᴏʀɴ, Nᴇᴛʜᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅs, 2017),

• Mᴜ́sɪᴄᴀ ᴇ ᴀʀᴛᴇ: ᴄᴏʀʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇɴᴄɪᴀs sᴏɴᴏʀᴀs (Sᴀɴᴛɪᴀɢᴏ ᴅᴇ Cᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴛᴇʟᴀ, Sᴘᴀɪɴ, 2017)

• Cᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴇʀ Cᴏʟʟɪᴅᴇʀ 2018 ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇɴsᴇᴍʙʟᴇ ᴍᴜsɪᴋFᴀʙʀɪᴋ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ Hᴀʀʀʏ Pᴀʀᴛᴄʜ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛs (Kᴏ̈ʟɴ, Gᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ, 2018), 

• CODES: Fᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟ ᴏғ Tʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ Aᴠᴀɴᴛ-ɢᴀʀᴅᴇ Mᴜsɪᴄ (Lᴜʙʟɪɴ, Pᴏʟᴀɴᴅ, 2018),

• BEM18 (Bʀᴜssᴇʟs Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄ Mᴀʀᴀᴛʜᴏɴ 2018, Bᴇʟɢɪᴜᴍ),

• Fᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟ Mɪᴋʀᴏᴛᴏ̈ɴᴇ (Bᴀsᴇʟ, Sᴡɪᴛᴢᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ, 2019),

• EsᴛOᴠᴇsᴛ Fᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟ – Lᴇ Sᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴅᴇʟ Sᴜᴏɴᴏ (Gᴇɴᴏᴠᴀ, Iᴛᴀʟʏ, 2020)

...ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs.


//    STRZ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏ-ғᴏᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪsʜ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴄᴏɴғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀʀᴛ ELEMENTI, ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴇᴅ ᴀɴɴᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Kʀᴢʏsᴢᴛᴏғ Pᴇɴᴅᴇʀᴇᴄᴋɪ Aᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ ᴏғ Mᴜsɪᴄ ɪɴ Kʀᴀᴋᴏ́ᴡ.

//    Hᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴀssɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ Zʙɪɢɴɪᴇᴡ Bᴀʀɢɪᴇʟsᴋɪ (2011-2014) ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏᴀᴄᴏᴜsᴛɪᴄ & ᴀʟɢᴏʀɪᴛʜᴍɪᴄ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ Mᴀɢᴅᴀʟᴇɴᴀ Dʟᴜɢᴏsᴢ (2015-2020) ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Kʀᴀᴋᴏ́ᴡ Aᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ. Mᴏʀᴇᴏᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ʜɪs sᴋɪʟʟs & ᴄʀᴀғᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ᴏғ ɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴄʟᴀssᴇs, ᴍᴏsᴛ ɴᴏᴛᴀʙʟʏ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ʟᴇssᴏɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ Cᴀsᴘᴀʀ Jᴏʜᴀɴɴᴇs Wᴀʟᴛᴇʀ, Mᴀʀᴋ Aɴᴅʀᴇ, Cʟᴇᴍᴇɴs Gᴀᴅᴇɴsᴛᴀ̈ᴛᴛᴇʀ, Jᴇɴɴɪғᴇʀ Wᴀʟsʜᴇ, Eɴɴᴏ Pᴏᴘᴘᴇ, Sᴛᴇғᴀɴ Pʀɪɴs, Jᴏʜᴀɴɴᴇs Kʀᴇɪᴅʟᴇʀ, Zʏɢᴍᴜɴᴛ Kʀᴀᴜᴢᴇ, Mᴀɴᴏs Tsᴀɴɢᴀʀɪs, Uʀᴏš Rᴏᴊᴋᴏ, Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Aʏʀᴇs, Jᴏᴇ Cᴜᴛʟᴇʀ, Mᴀʏᴋᴇ Nᴀs ᴀɴᴅ Oʟɪᴠᴇʀ Sᴄʜɴᴇʟʟᴇʀ. 

//    Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs 2012-2016 STRZ sᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ sᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛs’ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Kʀᴢʏsᴢᴛᴏғ Pᴇɴᴅᴇʀᴇᴄᴋɪ Aᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ ᴏғ Mᴜsɪᴄ ɪɴ Kʀᴀᴋᴏ́ᴡ, ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsɪɴɢ ɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀᴛs, ᴄᴏɴғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ʟᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇs.

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