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Figuras Flamencas
duration: 12min30sec
premiere: The Foyer, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 15.02.1997
Honorary Mention Prix Ars Electronica Awards (Linz)
Prize Bourges International Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art Awards (France)
The source materials for this piece included samples from Spanish flamenco music and spoken texts from the theater play Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding) by Federico Garcia Lorca .
By means of sound manipulations on the computer, a surreal, parallel sound world is created from the recognizable flamenco sound world, and the music flows as a sequence of superimposed and juxtaposed transformations between the two parallel worlds. My idea was to evoke a metaphorical journey through a flamenco dreamland which is 'corrupted by surreal sonic creatures'. Lorca's texts were the source of inspiration behind the music as well as the core organizational element.
Figuras Flamencas was produced at the Electroacoustic Music Studios in The University of Birmingham (UK).
Video created with Sonic Visualizer, vokoscreen and OpenShot on an openSUSE 13.2 Linux System.
Figuras Flamencas
duration: 12min30sec
premiere: The Foyer, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 15.02.1997
Honorary Mention Prix Ars Electronica Awards (Linz)
Prize Bourges International Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art Awards (France)
The source materials for this piece included samples from Spanish flamenco music and spoken texts from the theater play Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding) by Federico Garcia Lorca .
By means of sound manipulations on the computer, a surreal, parallel sound world is created from the recognizable flamenco sound world, and the music flows as a sequence of superimposed and juxtaposed transformations between the two parallel worlds. My idea was to evoke a metaphorical journey through a flamenco dreamland which is 'corrupted by surreal sonic creatures'. Lorca's texts were the source of inspiration behind the music as well as the core organizational element.
Figuras Flamencas was produced at the Electroacoustic Music Studios in The University of Birmingham (UK).
Video created with Sonic Visualizer, vokoscreen and OpenShot on an openSUSE 13.2 Linux System.
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Former student of Guy Maneveau and Marie-Françoise Lacaze at the Pau University (South of France) (1974–1975), of Pierre Schaeffer and Guy Reibel at the Paris Conservatory (1976–1977).
In 1977 he joined the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM). There, he learnt and practised all the technical skills linked to sound, thanks to a wide range of experiences, productions and encounters.
He has initiated many projects in the field of radio, publications and musical events including: the Electromania radio show on France Musique, the festival Présences électronique and the CD box sets « Archives GRM », « Bernard Parmegiani, l’œuvre musicale », « Luc Ferrari, l’œuvre électronique ».
He currently is the artistic director of the Ina GRM.
Since the 90s Christian Zanési has been composing from his home studio and drawing his inspiration from the poetic encounter with remarkable sounds.
In 2011, Christian Zanési takes part in Jérémie Carbonis Musique(s) électronique(s) documentary on Electronic music.
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Jean-Claude Eloy – Butsumyôe (1989) [excerpt]
Chants pour lautre moitié du ciel / Songs for the Other Half of the Sky.
Butsumyôe (La Cérémonie Du Repentir / The Ceremony Of Repentance)
…Au Temps Où JÉtais Nonne Chanteuse…
…A Contempler DUn Coeur Paisible…
…CEst La Tombée Du Jour…
For two female vocalists, using extended vocal technics, percussion instruments.
Texts from Hihara Saïkaku (in ancient Japanese).
First Voice, Percussion – Yumi NaraVoice
Second Voice, Percussion – Fatima Miranda
Warsaw Autumn Festival 1994
Recorded during a public concert, Polish Radio, Warsaw, September 17, 1994
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