The name of this piece is No Air. It is called No Air for
several reasons. First, all emitters are continuously producing sound, so
there is “no air” between the notes being played. Second, the composition is
for solo Chango, a musical instrument that I have written in a computer
programming language. No Air is a reference to the fact that human
action is no pre-requisite for producing music. Chango would go on playing if
I left the stage -- my interaction with the Chango only changes the resulting
experience. No Air is unfortunately unfinished. I will be performing
the first two movements. There is a third movement planned that I have not had
time to write, because it requires additions to the Chango software.
I have developed a notation for scoring Chango music that I found convenient.
I have also released the Chango, and will release the score to No Air
on the internet at https://github.com/blucia0a/Chango.
The Chango source code is available for download on github: http://github.com/blucia0a/Chango. A recording of my performance at its debut is available for download on the Racer Sessions website: No Air - Movement 1. No Air - Movement 2.
Please feel free to read this longer essay describing the Chango and No Air in more detail here.
A new composition for a new continuous-harmony computer instrument.