Malleable
Michael Robinson
About this work:
Malleable features a trumpet tuned to an exotic scale, sliding through and around an ominous background of diverse textures.
- Michael Robinson, December 1999, Lahaina
© 1999 Michael Robinson All rights reserved
Year composed: 1994
Duration: 00:05:46
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. Malleable is voiced with samples of the following acoustical timbres using tunings rich in quarter tones: trumpet, bells, ocean waves and percussion. Synthesized strings and synthesizer timbres are also used.