Broken Approach

BROKEN APPROACH<div>Commissioned by Vanessa Tomlinson</div><div><br>For bass drum kit, a.m. radio’s and wind up mechanisms. <br><br><div>Featured on Cat Hope 'Ephemeral Rivers' CD, <a href="http://www.hathut.com/upcoming" target="_blank">Hat[now]ART 200</a></div><div><br></div><div><div>This piece uses the <a href="http://www.decibelnewmusic.com/decibel-scoreplayer.html" target="_blank">Decibel ScorePlayer</a> to read the score. </div><br><em>"The multi-coloured graphical score is a visual artwork in itself " Robert Lort. Read the full review <a href="http://8hits.org/reviews" target="_blank">here.</a></em><br><br>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.</div></div><div><p>_{<b>NOTE TO PERFORMERS</b><br>The majority of my compositions use scores that are read on an iPad tablet computer, using the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/decibel-scoreplayer/id622591851">Decibel ScorePlayer</a>, an application available on the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/decibel-scoreplayer/id622591851">App Store </a>. Any fixed media is embedded in the score, and some feature automated functions. In the case of ensemble works, multiple iPads can be networked on a LAN or over the Internet so parts can be read in a synchronised way. You should upload the score file (ending with.dsz) to your iPad from your computer via <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204144">AirDrop</a> on an Apple, or cable from a PC. Instructions on how to do this and using the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/decibel-scoreplayer/id622591851">Decibel ScorePlayer</a>, more generally are included in the <a href="Decibel ScorePlayer">Application,</a> which ships with five other scores.}</p><p></p><p>_{Thus my works have different versions of the score, as you may see above. A PDF/PNG file of the score ‘image’, a DSZ file to upload onto the iPad for performance, and for some less complex scores, a video version. Hardcopies are also available from my <a href="http://materialpress.com/hope.htm">publisher.</a> You can find out more about the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/decibel-scoreplayer/id622591851">Decibel ScorePlayer</a>, and how to make your own scores for it, <a href="https://decibelnewmusic.com/decibel-scoreplayer/">here.</a>}</p><p><br></p><p>_{<b>PERFORMANCES</b>}<br>Premiered 1 November, 2014 at the <a href="http://8hits.org/" target="_blank">8 Hits </a>program, broadcast live on ABC Classic FMN<br>Perth, WA, June 2016, at University of WA<br>_USA</p><p>_UK</p></div>