A dancing couple. One half of this strange pair is a natural figure, represented by the acoustic flute; the other, a synthetic construction, realised by pitch-shifting electronics that respond to the flute’s music. The term ‘waltz’ is used, not to indicate the piece’s metre, but to illustrate the shape of the movements of the pair, dancing in tandem as if each were the extension of the other.
Half-Synthetic Waltz
(2023) flute & electronics
Premiered by Kira Schlosser.
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