whetstone loops
(2021)
instrumentation | solo instrument + max/msp generated score
duration | indeterminate
premiere | by Wilson Poffenberger as part of New Music Collage’s Timbre | Aug. 17, 2020
program notes:
he ran the razor’s edge over again and again until it bore the shape of his life.
{this piece is meant to recreate that distinct sensation}
whetstone loops (2021) uses a maxmsp patch that generates a loop of sound material (based on recorded sounds by the composer of knives, sharpening, clattering cutlery, breathing, etc.). The performer then listens to this loop of material and replicates it to the best of their ability (timbre, rhythm, pitch, etc.). Once the loop is replicated to the controller of the patches satisfaction the controller triggers the patch to create a new loop and the process begins again.
whetstone loops (2021) was written for and premiered by Wilson Poffenberger and I cannot thank him enough for his work in helping realize this piece.