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Sundog ii

Program Note

This multichannel work, Sundog ii for eight loudspeakers, begins in slow-motion with solitary tones, but later on more voices join in - some with a rougher surface -, and the texture thickens. Like in an earlier composition, I found out that finally there were so many streams of sound that can be best heard - like independent musical instruments - from separate loudspeakers, because the spectra are rich. Therefore, instead of spatial movement, the experience of the sonorities and timbres of the music is more important. The computer music work Sundog ii is written with C++ and MAL-d synthesis software.

Technical specification
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Format: 8 channel (octophonic) Tape
Even though the work is a multichannel piece, there are no special sound trajectories or loudspeaker positioning expected, i.e. eight speakers somewhere in the room will do fine.

Spatial diagram for performance

For example eight speakers in a ring or two rows (left/right), no specific speaker positioning expected, i.e. eight speakers somewhere in the room will do. However the speakers are like separate musical instruments so they should not be too close to each other to better hear them separately.

Dur: 00:10:33
Year Composed: 2012-2015
Synthesis environment - Software: MAL-d synthesis software, Hardware: compatible PC