sparks

sparks

for piano and 8-channel live electronics

duration: ~ 15-16 minutes 2021

Sparks is the next step in my 30 years investigating the relationship between piano and live electronics: immersive - fast - trying out the limits.
The score is written in proportional notation to allow for some temporal freedom in interaction with the electronics.
The live electronics generate musical textures and responses to the piano part in real-time without relying on pre-produced phrases. The pianist’s interpretation of the score drives the sounds and spatial configurations. In an elastic time relationship, the pianist is invited to make decisions based on what the electronics are producing at that moment.
I’m hoping for a two-way interaction between both.