Information about four different works from Luis Robles, composed
with Designing Music, is shown below. One minute recording excerpts
are included for each one.
(You can also listen to other recordings in
Didactic Examples page)
M-Obelisk
Eb Clarinet & Electroacustics ( 8'50'' )
This work is a hommage to architect Santiago de Calatrava. It is
inspired in his Obelisk built in Madrid, Spain, and tries to
explore, once more in history, the relation between architecture and
music. The piece, composed as an "hoquetus" between clarinet and
electrocustics, follows the monument structure, divided into 12
steps. Its melodies are based on wavy ellipse forms, as used
at monument external shape. Except clarinet candence, it is the
first work completely generated with DM-D. It has not still live
recorded, so following excerpt is clarinet sinthetized.
( 1 min. excerpt )
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Three Andalusian Recitatives
Bowed Psaltery & Electroacustics - Psaltery: Luis
Robles ( 16'20'' )
Inspired in arabic-andalusian music, the work was composed both
in Madrid and Marrakech. The whole electroacustic part is done with
DM-D, and the psaltery voice is conceived as a pseudo-improvisation
over that part. It has three movements: Jerez, with quotes to
Albeniz's Iberia piece. Jma El Fnaa, inspired in sounds from the
famous square at Marrakech. And Hammam, based in the experience of
the visit to one of them. Following excerpt is taken from Hammam.
( 1 min. excerpt )
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Xrima Eleison
Mixed Choir & Electroacustics - Choir: Capilla
Renacentista ( 8'10'' )
This piece is a paraphrase from mass Kirie Eleison. The text has
been modified, also in greek, to "Xrima Eleison, Noisi Eleison,
Xrima Eleison". It was composed previous to world financial crisis
but finally it has become quite related to it. The text translation
is "Money be mercy, Mind be mercy, Money be mercy", which explains
itself and contains references to buddhist philosophy. Vocal parts
are hand made in renacentist motet style, and most electroacustic
part has been generated with DM-D.
( 1 min. excerpt )
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Syrinx Party
Flute & Electroacustics - Flute: Yurena Duque (
6'50'' )
This is the first piece composed with Designing Music technology,
and a homage to Syrinx, Debussy’s well-known piece for flute, from
which I take melodic quotes and borrow the flute atmosphere. "Party"
refers to the superposition of techno rhythms within the piece, in
search of an integrating and post-modern aesthetics that I already
experimented with in prior works, such as the Techno-Rondo around
the Name of Bach. In Syrinx Party, all contents have been generated
by DM-D, except the percussion and the flute, which was handwritten.
( 1 min. excerpt )
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