Contrapture
5.1 electroacoustic music and video • 2009, rev. 2012 • 6'10"
Program Note
Contrapture (2009 rev 2012), video and electroacoustic music designed for 5.1 surround, draws inspiration from a variety of noisy devices or machines: airplanes, typewriters, printing presses, and others. The title originates with a verbal mishap that I heard once; I’m still not sure if the intended word was contraption or capture. In either case, this work resonates with both words due to the sounds sources, various processes used in its creation, and the imagery of the video.
Contrapture was composed with Grace (an algorithmic composition environment by Taube), Csound, AudioSculpt, and Protools. Max/MSP, After Effects, and Premiere were used for the processing and arranging of video material. Contrapture was realized in the Experimental Music Studios at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Performance Information
- Premiere: Stereo version, UIUC Composers Concert, Smith Hall, Urbana, Illinois, October 18, 2009.
- SEAMUS National Conference 2013, McNally Smith College, St. Paul, Minnesota, April 19, 2013.
- Understanding Visual Music 2013 Symposium, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 8–9, 2013.
- 2013 Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium, Toronto, Canada, August 14–17, 2013.
- Feria de Arte Sonoro de Puerto Rico 2013, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 3–26, 2013.
- BSU EM|One Electroacoustic Music Concert, Muncie, Indiana, September 22, 2015.
- BYTE Gallery / Studio 300 Festival of Digital Art and Music, Lexington, Kentucky, October 1–2, 2015.
- BSU EM|Four Electroacoustic Music Concert, Muncie, Indiana, April 24, 2017.
- UNI Faculty Electronic Music 5.1 Concert, Cedar Falls, Iowa, February 5, 2024.
Recording