creation

Mixed work for two singers, one soprano and one mezzo-soprano, and directional sound systems

In the continuity ofUmwelt, Auscúltare is a mixed musical piece, that is to say that it is made of a soundtrack recorded in delayed time (no live treatment) and of 2 singers, a soprano and a mezzo-soprano.

The soundtrack will be diffused by 4 ultra directional speakers (3° opening) fixed on 4 motorized feet allowing to put them in movement (vertically and horizontally). An arduino interface will allow the writing of these movements (via the MIDI protocol).

The process will consist in a superposition of the voice with sounds of synthesis, in such a way that the human voice completes, imitates and prolongs the recordings in an intention to question the relationship between nature and culture. The aim is to create a mimetic relationship between the human voice and sound synthesis in an acoustic environment.

Production support enabled us to finalize the MIDI-controllable directional speakers, work on the writing and composition of the piece, and design the lighting scenography.
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Intentions

"Timbre that is no longer measurable by hearing. As if the sound that surpasses us on all sides were the space that matures" - Rainer Maria Rilke, Distant Song

Auscúltare is a mixed work for two voices and electronics. Synthesized sounds, carried by four directional loudspeakers, unfold invisible landscapes, revealing acoustic space as a new listening terrain.

The composition explores the links between the human voice and synthesized sounds. Singing complements and extends electronic sounds in a mimetic relationship. The superimposition of live voices and projected sounds gives rise to an encounter where each extends, reflects and harmonizes in a play of unheard-of timbres. These elements extend, respond and harmonize, creating an unsuspected universe.

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The device

The first phase of research and writing allowed the realization of 4 prototypes of directional speakers controllable in MIDI. The device consists of 4 ultra directional speakers (3° opening) fixed on 4 feet, motorized in order to put them in movement (vertically and horizontally). An arduino interface allows the writing of these movements (via the MIDI protocol).

It is now a question of working on the scenography and the lighting device, of finalizing the writing of the sound piece and of definitively finishing the directional speaker systems. Particular attention will be paid to the space setting and the lighting effects.

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Biography(s)
Auscúltare
Bertrand Wolff
Concert

DURATION
42 min.

Distribution

Bertrand Wolff
composer

Raphaële Kennedy
soprano

Isabelle Deproit
contralto

Guillaume Stagnaro
robotics design

Alexandre Martre
light creation and general management

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