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crackling
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crackling

Feb 3, 2021

Looking for electric guitar players and electric bass players willing to have some fun with this one-page score I wrote years ago for Ron Samworth in a short 3 minutes interlude of a larger piece for the great Hard Rubber Orchestra. If I get a few versions it would be fun to create a remix of all the various takes. I hope someone out...

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The Magical Forest
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The Magical Forest

Jul 30, 2020

for/with Marina Hasselberg, cello Thank you Marina! Thank you to John Korsrud and to The Hard Rubber Orchestra/An Earful of Vancouver for commissioning this video, and to Marina for her beautiful playing and the embracing of these resonances. This is Panel III from: TDU MH – il fuoco e l’artificio (2018) for cello, 16 Red Cedar and Pacific Maple resonators and live electronics https://giorgiomagnanensi.com/tdu-mh-2/...

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ondas de sombra
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ondas de sombra

Jul 9, 2020

for Marina Hasselberg Maps and Shadows Is it possible to transform different representations of music to space, and vice versa? Is there a point where they collapse into each other? Sound like space is a place in which we are embedded, in which the sensory experience of reality and artistic form can finally converge. Space as a dimension of time implies movement, maps and presence. Sonorous spaces...

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miniatures on 5 drawings by Janice Wong
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Five of Janice Wong‘s drawings inspired these resonant electronic miniatures. I worked on these images using various readings to generate counterpoints of sinewaves and resonant textures that follow and embody the transparent and spacious structures of Janice’s work. The sound was captured live in the room with 4 microphones. No speakers have been used as my setup includes only metal and wood resonators. – May...

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il suono indaco
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il suono indaco

Aug 23, 2019

il suono indaco (2011) dedicated to Walter Zanetti, Steve Wright and Chris Rolfe with a big thank you and love to Veda Hille and all of you wonderful and inspiring people. Still hoping to fully remount this with the 2 guitars.   il suono indaco [Download]   panel III  ...

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MAGIK
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MAGIK

Jul 5, 2019

MAGIK is a new Vancouver-based project that brings together Giorgio Magnanensi’s resonant woods with two of Vancouver’s most respected musicians, Marina Hasselberg cello, Kenton Loewen drums and Ucluelet based video artists Nicolas Teichrob. MAGIK plays within a multi-layered, live electro acoustic surround sound-space among flat audio panels of hand cut West Coast Red Cedar, Sitka Spruce and Pacific Maple. The panels serve both as...

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magik
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magik

Dec 28, 2018

Marina Hasselberg, cello Giorgio Magnanensi, piano/electronics Kenton Loewen, drums/percussion Silvia Mandolini, Violin  ...

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TDU MH
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TDU MH

Apr 7, 2018

TDU MH – il fuoco e l’artificio (2018) for cello, 16 cedar and maple flat panel resonators and live electronics WEST COAST RADIANS, March 10, 2018     TDU MH has been written with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and it is dedicated to Marina Hasselberg. This work is both a statement and a poetic exploration. The statement displays sound...

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TDU / MH
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TDU / MH

Dec 18, 2017

some preliminary drafts/studies for a new piece for cello, cedar and maple resonators, sound objects and oscillographic videos for Marina Hasselberg. …more to come   studio #1   studio #2   studio #3   studio #4   studio #5...

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Lied • TDU FS
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Lied • TDU FS

Nov 19, 2017

  AVENTA Ensemble // Bill Linwood, Conductor Müge Büyükçelen, Violin • Mieka Michaux, Viola • Alasdair Money, cello • Darren Buhr, Double Bass • Mark Takeshi McGregor, Flute and Piccolo • AK Coope, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet • Darnell Linwood, French Horn • Corey Rae, Percussion • Roger Admiral, Piano ISCM 2017 • The Round House – Vancouver, November 8, 2017    ...

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oscillo-graphic score
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oscillo-graphic score

Oct 9, 2017

  deep purple an oscillo-graphic score and an excersise in media transference     I will soon transcribe and orchestrate the 11 pages of this graphic score made of different frames extracted from the oscillographic video. Hopefully I will be able to perform both versions sometime soon : )       Here’s a reading by Alice Caradente, Harp...

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lunaire, apparizioni
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lunaire, apparizioni

Jul 26, 2017

    fließend (b) performed at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna Ensemble Zipangu conducted by Fabio Sperandio       fließend (b) • Zipangu [Download]     Ensemble Zipangu Direttore: Fabio Sperandio Violini: Alessandro Di Marco, Giacomo Scarponi, Emanuele Benfenati, Anton Berovski, Elvi Berovski, Alessandro Bonetti, David Caramia, Silvia Mandolini, Elena Maury, Cosimo Paoli Viole: Corrado Carnevali, Loris Dal Bo, Emanuela Bascetta,...

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little wheel spin and spin
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from Buffy Remix Veda Hille, CBC Radio Orchestra, Alain Trudel Conductor little wheel [Download] Sometimes special songs seem to give a strong voice to the spirit of our time. This project and its making was also special in the way it manifested itself. Maybe it’s just about beauty, something we only acknowledge as an exception and not as an option. “We are helpless, we are part of,...

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liànas
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liànas

Aug 27, 2016

  liànas for solo marimba (1990) performed by Leander Kaiser   liànas [Download]...

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tamas III
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tamas III

Jul 25, 2016

  for shamisen and Japanese percussion ensemble tamas III – score tamas III [Download] Pro Musica Nipponia 40th Anniversary Composer Competition, 2ndPrize– Tokyo, Japan 2005 Pro Musica Nipponia 40th Program   tamas III was premiered by Pro Musica Nipponia on January 25, 2005 in occasion of their 40th anniversary celebration Shamisen, Shika Kikai   This piece is the result of a meeting in which I...

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TDU XXI
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TDU XXI

Jun 6, 2016

Standing Wave performs TDU XXI • April 17, 2016 featuring Veda Hille • Orpheum Annex, Vancouver...

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six sound objects
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six sound objects

Mar 3, 2016

  for the Plastic Acid Orchestra with the Lions Gate Youth Orchestra, and François Houle   Live recording (from the audience) at The Centennial Theatre, January 30, 2016 Vieo is HERE 6 sound objects [Download]          ...

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tilál
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tilál

Oct 5, 2015

for solo cello, ensemble and electronics October 12, 2009 Oratorio San Filippo Neri, Bologna FontanaMix Ensemble Francesco La Licata, conductor Francesco Dillon, cello   tilál [Download]   Bologna Festival fontanaMIX NuovoAntico 2009...

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onyx • introduzione and tableaux
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  Live recording, Open Space, Victoria • November 22, 2014 Dedicated to the Onyx Trio: Mark McGregor flute, Joy Yeh harp, Markus Takizawa viola   Onyx Introduzione & Tableaux [Download]                        ...

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pao • halloween
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pao • halloween

Nov 25, 2014

  written for and played with the PAO, a great ensemble of great people. October 31, 2014 • Performance Works   PAO HALLOWEEN [Download]   page 9-12 @ 02:54 of the audio file          ...

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lalít III • tre pannelli con Coda
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  A great performance of lalít III • tre pannelli con Coda by Transmission lalít III [Download]  Guy Pelletier, flute Lori Freedman, bass clarinet  Alain Giguère, violin Julie Trudeau, cello Julien Grégoire, percussion Brigitte Poulin, piano with Brice Gatinet, electronics   lalít III (tre pannelli con Coda) for alto flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion and electronics (2012) lalít III is dedicated to Transmission  ...

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TDU/HRO • le feu et l’artifice
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for 4 sax, 4 trumpet, 4 trombones, violin, electric guitar, piano, bass, drums and percussion dedicated to the Hard Rubber Orchestra and John Korsrud TDU/HRO • le feu et l’artifice   While writing for or conducting the Hard Rubber Orchestra I have always had a lot of fun and deeply enjoyed the energy and sounds of all the great musicians of this band. Therefore I have...

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vnm panorama
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vnm panorama

Mar 6, 2014

VNM Panorama   A recombinant live remix for ensemble and electronics to celebrate VNMʼs 40th Anniversary. Samantha Fu, flute Colin MacDonald, saxophone Albertina Chan, harp Chris Morano, piano Adrian Verdejo, guitar Katie Rife, percussion Timothy Van Cleave, percussion Janna Sailor, violin Marina Hasselberg, cello Stefan Hintersteininger, cello VEE members Chris Grigor, electronics Lee Hutzulak, electronics Constantine Katsiris, electronics Stefan Smulovitz, electronics Giorgio Magnanensi, conductor...

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TDU/HRO
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TDU/HRO

Mar 5, 2014

a remix of an excerpt of TDU/HRO for the Hard Rubber Orchestra:   Trumpets: Derry Byrne, Vince Mai, Jim Littleford, John Korsrud Trombones: Dennis Esson, Rod Murray, Hugh Fraser, Brad Muirhead Saxophones: David Branter, Bill Runge, Saul Berson, Chad Makela Piano: Allen Stiles El. Guitar: Daryl Jahnke Violin: Cam Wilson El. Bass & Db: Laurence Mollerup Percussion: Jack Duncan Drums: Bernie Arai Conductor: Giorgio Magnanensi...

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we no longer…
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we no longer…

Jan 15, 2013

for sax, trumpet, 2 trombones, violin, electric guitar, keys, bass, drums, 2 voices, electronics and video we no longer [Download]   dedicated to Coat Cooke, NOW and Orkestra Futura, Scotia Bank Dance Centre • 23 XI 2012                                                 ORKESTRA FUTURA Coat Cooke...

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quid
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quid

Dec 7, 2012

with the Titanic and Cage in the background remix the last 2 min with this   The Latin word quid is the neuter form of quis, which is the feminine and masculine form. As an interrogative, it means what, who. As an indefinite, it means anybody, anyone, anything. quid [Download]   for flute, bass clarinet, French horn, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, live video and...

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TDU/Q
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TDU/Q

Apr 4, 2012

for 4 saxophones, live mix & live electronics TDU/Q is dedicated to Quasar Quatuor de Saxophones Marie-Chantal Leclair, Mathieu Leclair, André Leroux, Jean-Marc Bouchard Montréal, Monument National • March 30, 2012 TDU/Q TDUQlive02 [Download]   a short video excerpt HERE      ...

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fließend (b) excerpt
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fließend (b) excerpt

Jan 7, 2011

for string orchestra Excerpt from a live performance by the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, Giorgio Magnanensi conductor – January 12, 2004 • Farquhar Auditorium, University of Victoria   mp3...

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early reflections
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early reflections

Jul 13, 2010

for two electric guitars Elena Casoli & Jürgen Ruck electric guitar Konzerthaus • Wien, Austria • November 11, 1995   mp3...

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alate
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alate

Jul 8, 2010

for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, vibraphone & marimba ensemble Octandre, Giorgio Magnanensi conductor • Bologna, December 1988   alate (Score).pdf   mp3 [Download]      ...

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color temporis
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color temporis

Jul 3, 2010

for alto & baritone sax and prepared piano   Mario Marzi saxophone, Paolo Zannini piano   mp3 [Download]   and here a great performance by THE BENT NOTE duo, Allison Balcetis (sax) and Sandra Joy Friesen (piano) SaxOpen – 17th World Saxophone Congress in July 2015, Strasbourg, France....

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aureolus • part III “Mescolamenti ed Apparizioni”
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inspired by one of the four treatises of Theophrastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus The Book of Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders I.      Natura II.     Ambiente III.   Mescolamenti ed Apparizioni III.   Mescolamenti ed Apparizioni Original Italian: Mescolamenti ed Apparizioni Translation below   Elena Casoli electric guitar, Alessandro Rossi voice, Giorgio Magnanensi text and live electronics Progetto Musica 2000, Acquario Romano • Roma, November 9, 1994...

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aureolus • part II “Ambiente”
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inspired by one of the four treatises of Theophrastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus The Book of Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders I.      Natura II.     Ambiente III.   Mescolamenti ed Apparizioni Original Italian: Ambiente Translation below   Elena Casoli electric guitar, Alessandro Rossi voice, Giorgio Magnanensi text and live electronics Progetto Musica 2000, Acquario Romano • Roma, November 9, 1994   mp3 [Download]     II....

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aureolus • part I “Natura”
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inspired by one of the four treatises of Theophrastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus The Book of Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders I.      Natura II.     Ambiente III.   Mescolamenti ed Apparizioni Original Italian: Natura Translation below   Elena Casoli electric guitar, Alessandro Rossi voice, Giorgio Magnanensi text and live electronics Progetto Musica 2000, Acquario Romano • Roma, November 9, 1994   mp3 [Download] I. Nature  ...

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αυως (aurora)
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αυως (aurora)

Jul 2, 2010

my very first orchestral piece, written in 1986, winner of the Zagreb Biennale, Composer Competition. Zagreb Biennale, April 1987 • Croatian Radio-Television Orchestra, Jean Perisson conductor Unfortunately, as finding orchestras committed to new works has become more and more difficult, after this piece (which btw I was lucky enough to have performed at that time) I wrote only a few  large orchestral works. A...

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il suono blu
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il suono blu

Jun 10, 2010

for cl, hrn, trp, piano, perc, 2 vl, viola, cello, db and live electronics Aventa Ensemble, Bill Linwood conductor mp3...

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tamas II
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tamas II

Jun 10, 2010

for double bass and percussion Corrado Canonici double bass, Maurizio Ben Omar percussion   tamas-II...

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ein wort
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ein wort

Jun 10, 2010

for oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, double bass Zephyr Ensemble, Francesco La Licata conductor mp3 [Download]   Ein Wort   Ein Wort, ein Satz – : aus Chiffren steigen erkanntes Leben, jäher Sinn, die Sonne steht, die Sphären schweigen und alles ballt sich zu ihm hin.   Ein Wort – ein Glanz, ein Flug, ein Feuer, ein Flammenwurf, ein Sternenstrich – und wieder Dunkel, ungeheuer,...

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besamím
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besamím

Jun 10, 2010

for six female voices with stone percussion, fl (also alto), cl, vc, harp Caronte & Nym ensemble, Giorgio Magnanensi conductor   mp3...

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yombé
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yombé

Jun 10, 2010

for 3 japanese percussions and live electronics MISKA Ensemble, Giorgio Magnanensi live electronics Tokyo 1995 yombè...

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dragma
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dragma

Jun 10, 2010

for recorder, ensemble and live electronics Antonio Politano recorder, Giorgio Magnanensi live electronics Ensemble Musica Attuale • Bologna   mp3...

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biauté parfaite
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biauté parfaite

Jun 10, 2010

for bass recorder, double bass recorder and live electronics Kees Boeke bass recorder, Antonio Politano double bass recorder, Giorgio Magnanensi live electronics   mp3...

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aila
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aila

Jun 10, 2010

for cl (Bass cl), vl, vc, piano (prepared piano), drums, live electronics and dancer piece written for Standing Wave and Barbara Bourget  (Kokoro Dance)   mp3...

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teatro dell’udito
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teatro dell’udito

May 29, 2010

teatro dell’udito (...the first one), for Standing Wave AK Coope clarinet, Rebecca Whitling violin, Peggy Lee cello, Allen Stiles piano, Vern Griffiths percussion, Giorgio Magnanensi conduction and live electronics with Veda Hille piano & vocals, Christie Reside flute, Cameron Wilson violin, Steve Wright guitar, Kedrick James screaming and spoken words teatro-dell-udito-sw [Download]   download  Teatro dell’udito poster and the Program   dispersion, infiltration, osmosis, adoption, abstraction, contagion music...

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II quartetto per archi
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II quartetto per archi

May 28, 2010

for string quartet Arditti String Quartet   Irvine Arditti • 1st violin David Alberman • 2nd violin Garth Knox • viola Rohan de Saram • cello   Live recording, November 1991 mp3 [Download]   An early graphic plan for the score:  ...

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lalít
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lalít

May 28, 2010

for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, prepared piano, percussion, circuit bent toys, live mix and live electronics written for Continuum Ensemble   mp3...

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ethuiá V
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ethuiá V

May 28, 2010

for French horn and electronics Darnell Linwood French horn, Giorgio Magnanensi electronics   mp3...

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ethuiá VI
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ethuiá VI

May 22, 2010

for 2 sax, trumpet, violin, viola, double bass, electric guitar, drums, percussion, sampler & electronics Ensemble SuperMusique, Montréal   mp3...

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insidie cromatiche
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insidie cromatiche

May 22, 2010

a piece for the Hard Rubber Orchestra for ensemble, circuit bent toys, video and live electronics. This is a video remix of the live performance during ENTER/EXIT...

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