String Quartet no. 1 | Ben Hackbarth

string quartet no. 1 for amplified string quartet

i'm currently working on a new piece which will have two versions: one for stereo electronics and one for string quartet. i will begin by sampling various extended string techniques and fricitive vocal sounds and then concatenate them with an event note-list generator to create a purely electronic work inspired by acoustic string sounds and gestures. this piece will then serve as a template for an acoustic version with the string instruments themselves. extrapolating an acoustic approximation will probably be very difficult as i'll be limited to only four instruments and eight hands, but the idea is that i'll be able to find new ways of writing for instruments though translating my electronic ideas to acousitc ones. besides, i'm very interested in ``acoustic'' sounding electronic music: both in terms of acoustic event and gesture modeling and in trying to capture the complexities inherent in acoustic sound.

recording

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The Arditti String Quartet: Irvine Arditti, Ashot Sarkissjan, Ralf Ehlers and Lucas Fels

files associated with this work

Filename	Filetype	Filesize
full_score.pdf	file	1.5 MB
images	dir	23M
parts	dir	2.5M

Upcoming Peformances

· Joachim Goßmann and I will be designing audio for a virtural reallity installation by Ruth West presented at SIGGRAPH in August.

· On tour with the The GO Duo March 24th-31st.

· The Arditti String Quartet will premiere string quartet no. 1 for amplified string quartet during their residency at UCSD in March of 2007.

· Percussionist Matt Jenkins will perform open end for vibraphone and eight channel electronics at the UCSD composition juries on Februrary 18th, 2006.