Polus: The Design And Development Of A New, Mechanically Bowed String Instrument Ensemble
Blake Johnston, Henry Dengate Thrush, Ajay Kapur, Jim W. Murphy, Tane Moleta · Massey Research Online (Massey University) · 2014
This paper details the creation, design, implementation and uses of a series of new mechanically bowed string instruments. These instruments have been designed with the objective of allowing for multiple parameters of musical expressivity, as well as including the physical and spatial features of the instruments to be integral aspects of their perception as instruments and sonic objects. This paper focuses on the hardware design, software implementation, and present musical uses of the ensemble.