This improvisation is fed through a Pd Extended patch, which processes, modulates, and loops the improvised sounds. The structure is determined by a loop pedal, and the performer is encouraged to familiarize him or herself with this structure to take advantage of its unique qualities. This is the first of a larger Improvisations series. See the following links for further examples:
Improvisations V: Two-Track Mind
Improvisations 5.2: Two Tracks for Two Minds (free electronics with laptop performer)
Improvisations VI: Just, Plane, Natural
Improvisations I: MicroTunes
Interested in performing Improvisations IV: An Appeal to the [SOUND] Masses?
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Performances
March 26th, 2015 [Premiere], Group for New Music: Student Edition at Brigham Young University, Dylan Findley (clarinet).
September 23rd, 2015, Student Composers Inc. at University of Miami, Brian McKee (bassoon).
November 7th, 2015, FEASt Festival at Florida International University, Diana Ramirez (violin).