Interactivity between a saxophone performer and a computer operator
Cameron Bryan Ward · 2006
purpose of my thesis is to create an interactive environment between a saxophonist and computer operator via a musical composition. The composition, 4thoughts, consists of written music for the saxophonist, performance directions for the computer operator and a patch (created in the computer application Max/MSP) that generates sounds based in part on the input of the live performer. The goal of the composition is to attain the subtleties that are common in acoustic music within an electroacoustic composition. In this composition, the computer modifies the product of the saxophone performance, while the computer operator uses a MIDI controller in order to communicate with the computer. This approach indeed leads to a greater degree of interaction between the electronic sounds and the performer.--Abstract from author supplied metadata.