Broken Approach

For Vanessa TomlinsonFor bass drum kit, a.m. radio’s and wind up mechanisms. Premiered 1 November, 2014 at the 8 Hits program, broadcast live on ABC Classic fm.Featured on Cat Hope 'Ephemeral Rivers' CD, Hat[now]ART 200Also performed in Perth, WA, June 2016, at University of WA, and USA"The multi-coloured graphical score is a visual artwork in itself " Robert Lort. Read the full review here.The percussionist uses a graphic score that outlines shapes that are drawn on instrument surfaces, or themes that are rendered spatially on each instrument and the kit as a whole. This work is made up of active sections, broken by static ‘rhythmic’ breaks that pause the forward non rhythmic motion in the piece, reversing the usual roles of rhythmic device. Wind up mechanisms, including clocks, tick away in the background, providing ‘alarms’ that wear down without breaking the onward motion. The score is presented ‘in motion’ on the Decibel ScorePlayer software, where it scrolls across a line indicating the point of performance. The piece was completed during a fellowship at Civitella Ranieri, in Umbria, Italy. This piece uses the Decibel ScorePlayer to read the score. Or you can play with the video of the score, featured below. For this you will need the instructions. A digital or hard copy of the score is available from Material Press.献给凡妮莎·汤姆林森（Vanessa Tomlinson），作品使用低音鼓组、调幅收音机及发条装置。2014年11月1日于ABC Classic FM直播的《8 Hits》节目中完成首演。该作品收录于凯特·霍普（Cat Hope）专辑《Ephemeral Rivers》，唱片编号Hat[now]ART 200。2016年6月，该作品于西澳大利亚州珀斯的西澳大学及美国完成后续演出。 罗伯特·洛特（Robert Lort）曾评价："这套色彩丰富的图形乐谱本身就是一件视觉艺术作品。" 完整评论详见此处。 演奏者采用的图形乐谱，勾勒出绘制于乐器表面的形态，或是在单乐器及整套鼓组上空间化呈现的创作主题。该作品由多个活跃段落构成，其间穿插静态“节奏”停顿——暂停作品向前推进的非节奏性运动，颠覆了节奏性手法的常规作用。包括时钟在内的发条装置在背景中持续滴答作响，发出“警报”般的声响，其能量逐渐消耗却不会打断作品的行进脉络。乐谱通过Decibel ScorePlayer软件以“动态”形式呈现，沿指示演奏节点的线条滚动播放。本作品创作于意大利翁布里亚的奇维泰拉·拉涅里（Civitella Ranieri）驻留项目期间。 本作品依托Decibel ScorePlayer软件读取乐谱。您也可通过下方附带的乐谱视频进行交互体验，需提前获取操作说明。乐谱的数字版与实体版均可通过Material Press获取。