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After working on a basic concept and developing an initial max/msp application, I started composing the various mini compositions that would be ordered into the longer computer generated aleatoric form for Descarga. The original idea called for loops containing one cycle of a particular cell (6 sec. max) triggered and retriggered by [...]
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The study and development of repeated rhythmic phrases, sometimes called clave, rhythmic cells, rhythmic frameworks etc, is an integral part of my work as a composer and improviser. The rhythms used in Descarga are extensions of familiar rhythms such as son and rumba clave, partido alto, and their related ornaments, sometimes called [...]
2009
for improvised string bass, max/msp, and sampled audio
Descarga audio only:
This piece uses rhythms adapted from traditional sacred and dance music found in Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian music to build a rhythmic narrative, determined by the computer, that accompanies improvised pizzicato bass. In Spanish descarga literally means “discharge,” but in Latin music the word describes any [...]
