The Computer-Extended Ensemble
David A. Jaffe, W. Andrew Schloss · Computer Music Journal · 1994
Until recently, there have been two basic models of how electronics interact with a performer in a performance situation, and these have been derived from tape music and keyboard performance. Both impose rigid constraints on the dynamics of the ensemble situation. Recent developments have shown these models to be end points of a continuum, and the region between is rich and largely unexplored. We examine one sojourn into this realm: Wildlife, which is a work by the authors written for Zeta violin, Radio Drum, and two computers. It is available on CD in the CDCM Computer Music Series (volume 15 from Centaur Records).