Memory-Étude

Instrumentation: Violin and live Electronics

Completed: February, 2008

Duration: 3 minutes

Premiered: March 9, 2008 by Spencer Topel, violin

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Spencer Topel, violin

Program Note

Memory-Étude is my first piece for live electronics. As the violinist plays several slow glissandi, certain notes are captured and held by the electronics, providing the harmonic underpinning for the live performer’s expressive melody above.

Performances (2)

March 9, 2008, 8:00 pm
(premiere)		Spencer Topel, violin

Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
April 17, 2008, 8:00 pmSpencer Topel, violin

Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY