A Fan (2013)
for laptop orchestra
A Fan is audio and visual composition based on a Stéphane Mallarmés poem with the same title.
Stéphane Mallarmé’s works are influenced by the conception of hypertext. His poems allow multiple non-linear readings of the text with his powerful use of blank space and placement of words on the page. A Fan is a piece adapted from Mallarme’s poem of the same name. By the mapping of text to sound and juxtaposition of poetic fragments on a computer screen, the piece interprets Mallarmé’s concept of using hypertext and gives another dimensions to the poem.
TECH NOTES: Audio is triggered locally by the text that players typed, the text will also be sent to the master laptop thru WiFi to generate open GL visuals.Environment=Max
A Fan uses these sounds from freesound:
[Attribution noncommercial License]
sky.aif :: by bulldozer
KitchenSounds037.aif + GONG1.aif :: by loofa
[Attribution License]
ambient-groove-010.wav + ambient-groove-019.wav + ambient-groove-012.wav :: by striptheband
dripping.wav :: by digifishmusic
women-singing.wav :: by Leady
bubbles-2mm.wav :: by Benboncan
[Public Domain]
BELL BLIP.wav :: by looppool
Chopped Vocal Loop 1 :: by wenter13
bobbiepeaches07.wav :: by ReadeOnly
City University of Hong Kong Laptop Orchestra
Sonic Anchor #09
Performance history
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22 January 2013
Sonic Anchor #09
performed by City University of Hong Kong Laptop Orchestra
McAulay Studio, Hong Kong Arts Center (HK)
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28 May 2013
13th International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
performed by City University of Hong Kong Laptop Orchestra
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Daejeon (Korean Republic)
6 November 2014
LOL Annual concert
performed by Louisiana orchestra of Laptop
Louisiana State University (US)