Throughout 2021, Laura Cocks & I worked together on a bunch of flute material.
ceòl meadhonach [2021], 29’
for two flutes (C, C/bass)
From the Kilberry Book of Ceol Meadhonach, published in 1908 by Captain John Campbell and Archibald Campbell:
"The music of the Highland bagpipe is usually said to be divided into three categories: Ceol Mor, the "big music" or Piobaireachd; Ceol Beag, the "little music," that is quicksteps and dance music, and Ceol Meadhonach, the "middle music" which lies between the other two, and consists of such tunes as are neither constructed in the measure of Piobaireachd, nor adapted for the quick march or dance."
four pieces of virtual chamber music (for solo flute and ensembles) [2021], 16’
I. flute trio
II. Runciter Associates (shadow music, for TAK)
III. HockL/squ nZ (quartet)
IV. Flute Cnncerto o. 1 inn Gmaair, K. 45 i1nn2(“7t. m ,K. 97221 cinn nfruuu
Written for and commissioned by Laura Cocks.
solo C flute with electronic sound materials derived from:
1) flute physical models tuned to 0Hz and routed in various feedback arrays
2) neural re-synthesis of each member of TAK ensemble puppeteered by pre-recorded flute material, comprised of Laura performing a chamber music score derived from various flute multiphonics
3) “aggressively algorhythmicized” physical models of a rhythm section + Bill Evans “Waltz in B Minor”
4) neural synthesis of Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, with decoupled vector paths for soloist and orchestral accompaniment
excerpts: Mvts. II & IV
Laura Cocks, fluters
Full recording forthcoming in 2022.
