In episode 18 of Composer Quest, electroacoustic composer Ted Moore enlightens us about coding music to interact with human performers. He also shares his ideas on choosing a musical form for your piece, like sonata form (ABA) or binary form (AB). We also talk some philosophy when I bring up Ted’s piece Eyes May Be Impaired, which he based on Plato’s allegory of the cave.
[audio:https://charliemccarron.com/mediaftp/composerquest/composer-quest-018-ted-moore.mp3]Right click to download Ep. 18, or open in iTunes.
For more of Ted’s music, visit his website or Soundcloud page.
Episode Soundtrack
- 0:00 – Original Composer Quest theme by Ted Moore
- 0:40 – Existence – Ted Moore
- 1:04 – Eyes May Be Impaired – Ted Moore
- 2:46 – Fiery Walls – Ted Moore
- 8:00 – Wind and Chimes – Ted Moore
- 12:17 – Epic of Gilgamesh – Ted Moore
Further Listening
Arvo Pärt – Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
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Ted’s Intro Theme SuperCollider Code
var pan, chain, freq, trig, chain2;
trig = Dust.kr(LFDNoise1.kr(1,1,1.1));
pan = TRand.kr(-0.9,0.9,trig);
freq = TRand.kr(200,20000,trig) + LFDNoise1.kr(3,250);
chain = Resonz.ar(BPF.ar(PinkNoise.ar(1),freq,0.01),freq,0.5);
chain = chain * EnvGen.kr(Env.perc(0.1,1,0.5,-3),trig);
chain = chain * pan.abs.linlin(0,1,0.25,1);
chain = Pan2.ar(chain,pan);
chain2 = BPF.ar(BrownNoise.ar(1),LFDNoise1.kr(1,25,75),0.5);
chain2 = Pan2.ar(chain2,LFDNoise1.kr(1,0.8));
chain2 = (chain2 * 0.25) + (chain2 * EnvGen.kr(Env.perc(0.5,1.5,1,-3),Dust.kr(1)));
chain2 = chain2 * 0.01;
GVerb.ar(chain + chain2,100,2,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5);
}.play(fadeTime:3);
p = [64,66,67,71,72];
p = p ++ (p + 12) ++ (p + 24);
p.do({
arg pitch;
play {
var chain;
chain = Ringz.ar(WhiteNoise.ar(0.00002),(pitch+LFDNoise1.kr(4,0.25)).midicps);
chain = Pan2.ar(chain,LFDNoise1.kr(3.reciprocal));
chain = chain * EnvGen.kr(Env([0.1,1,0.1],[2,2],\sine),Dust.kr(10.reciprocal));
chain;
};
});
