Thursday 5 June 2008

Natural figured bass expressed through a Theremin

The natural figured bass expressed through a Theremin is a project grounded in a very specific cultural frame. It is inspired from the technique of the figured bass, which was used in all genres of music during the Baroque period and consist, shortly, in having a bass part played all through a composition.
Moreover, the fact that improvised organ accompaniments for choral works were common by the late 16th century, let me imagine that I could experiment this technique with any kind of instrument, voice or sounds, as a free personal interpretation. This is why I allowed myself to transpose this 16th-17th century art to our contemporary period.
Then, I have chosen to use a Theremin
in this composition and introduce this musical artefact in a natural environment, in the forest. This idea is in relation to the introduction of electronic instruments in the classical orchestra and contemporary music during the first half of the 20th century.

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