Lee Barry Composition Diary

A piece for solo cello for performance with a recording of itself, playing in 1-2 devices set on continuous random play. The piece may also be performed by 2-4 players, with or without the recording(s). For a simulated performance without separate audio systems, open each playlist in a separate browser tab or window (These links are already set to open independently): Loops Phrases Notes and Phrases You don't have to play the segments linearly. If it gets boring you can select segments manually. If you are a cellist (or another concert-pitch instrument) you can play along with them. If you use the 'seeds' you can get some interesting and surprising combinations. My intent was to crowd-source it and let others mashup the piece by making variations of the loops, either on the cello or other instruments. Download Score Performance Schematic: Broken Cello by Lee Barry is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License ....

Idea based on bass harmonics (again) set against a repeating Phil Glass-like loop. I then played a line on the fretless against the loop. (Due to the humid weather the fretless has a nice growl...) Chords are Dmaj7-A-Fdim-Amin-Fmaj7-Fdim Mercury (1)

Inspired by ' Fwitter ' (140 frames or less), I thought I'd apply the constraint to music: 140 beats or less. I think I did it. It's a dirge on piano in 23.33 bars of 6/4. I wrote it in less than 10 minutes. 140 Beats