playthings

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A journey between noise and pitch, dispersion of sound vs. unified sound, the delicacy of the sound vs. the juvenility of the objects/actions; individuality vs. collectiveness; the relationships between entries of sounds; the acoustic environment and the experience of “silence”; a liberation and celebration of sounds that result from "poor quality" instruments and their “deficiencies”, or in the case of concert instruments, an approach which imagines them as toys / unfamiliar objects; a meditation destabilised by glitch; an invitation for anyone willing and able, regardless of musical training, to deeply explore the sonic potential of an object.



The audio here is of early 19'30" and 9'45" versions. The piece is currently under revision and a new longer version will be released in 2021.

Details

Year
Minutes
19

Recordings

Date recorded
05/05/2019
Performers
Cally Statham, Michael Ready, Einar Stefansson, Darren Gallacher, Jack March, Rob Smith, Tim Wise, Brian Benson, José del Avellanal Carreño, Eldad Diamant, Rob Thorpe, Nate Chivers, George Burrage, Ai Puente-Sanchez, Mark Reid, Jack Hughes, Helena Walsh.
Title
playthings (17 toy instruments)
Venue
Royal Northern College of Music
Date recorded
02/05/2019
Performers
RNCM Brand New Orchestra
Title
playthings (orchestra)