Simendra Madhyam (Scarlet Dawn)
Michael Robinson
About this work:
This music inhabits a ritualistic realm with ominous voices and animal cries.
A sitar timbre weaves through the aural maze together with tabla and African
udu. The opening melody is sounded by a wide variety of musical timbres
from Korea, Syria, Punjab, Ecuador, Java and Gambia.
-Michael Robinson March 1998
© 1998 by Michael Robinson All rights reserved
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Year composed: 1998
Duration: 00:12:35
Ensemble type: Electronic Instruments and Sound Sources:Live Electronic Sound Sources
Instrumentation: ,1 Computer/Laptop soloist(s), ,1 Sampler (Keyboard/Other) soloist(s)
Instrumentation notes: A computer and sound module are programmed to perform the fully notated composition in real time. Scarlet Dawn (Simendra Madhyam) is voiced with samples of the following acoustical timbres using Indian tunings: sitar, Indian & African percussion, didgeridoo, kawala, kemanche, piri, shahnai, mizmar, saron, kalimba, female voice, bells and tanpura.