Reader Peter DeSimone sent word of his AirHarp – an DIY gestural MIDI controller. The AirHarp combines chord fingering in one hand with gestural note triggering in the other. DeSimone describes the AirHarp as a sort of “ultrasonic digital autoharp”. Above, DeSimone performs his arrangement of Handel’s Lascia ch’io pianga for voice and AirHarp. AirHarp kits are available… Read More AirHarp – An ‘Ultrasonic Digital Autoharp’
Classitronica: Reader Mike Leghorn sent word, via the synthesizer forum, about his progress on a new synthesized arrangement of Holst’s The Planets. So far, Leghorn has completed his versions of Mars and Mercury. Tackling The Planets is a huge and interesting undertaking. Tomita did a seminal synth cover in the 70’s, along with Patrick Gleeson.… Read More Switched On Holst – Mars, The Bringer Of War
Haken Continuum Fingerboard – Handel’s “Alla Hornpipe” was uploaded by: marksmartus2
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Reader Matthias Krebs, creator of the DigiEnsemble Berlin, sent word of this profile of the ensemble by Euromaxx. The DigiEnsemble Berlin originated as an 8-member experimental study group and uses music apps to play on touchpad mobile devices.
Beethoven revisited was uploaded by: JCRUDESS
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THEREMIN – Aria From Handel’s RODELINDA was uploaded by: copperleaves
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Free Music Friday: Following in the footsteps of Patrick Gleeson and Tomita, Robot City, aka Albin Meskes, has arranged Gustav Holst’s The Planets for synthesizers. You can get a taste of Robot City’s take on The Planets with Venus, below. You can download the full album at the Robot City site. Note: An email address is… Read More Free Music Friday: A Synthesized Version Of The Planets, By Gustav Holst
Hoffman RCA Theremin / BERCEUSE was uploaded by: copperleaves
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… Read More The Berceuse From Jocelyn, Arranged For Theremin By Peter Pringle
Matthijs Munnik’s Microscopic Opera is an abstract opera, performed by the micro-organism C. elegans – a tiny worm of less than a mm in length, and the workhorse for genomics research. Here’s what Munnik has to say about the work: The completely worms are monitored by scientist from their first cell division to their death… Read More Microscopic Opera Performed By Tiny Worms (Experimental Electronic Music)
The Berliner Philharmoniker has announced a Gustav Mahler Remix Contest, using extracts from their recording of the Mahler’s First Symphony: The musical focus of our competition is the music of Gustav Mahler. He was an Austrian composer born in 1860, an extraordinary conductor and a composer writing music that reflected his difficult childhood, his life… Read More Gustav Mahler Remix Contest
