Song

First performance:

Dionisis Boukouvalas, Greek – French association auditorium, Athens, 10/3/2006 (Stereo version)

Eleni Perpiraki, Amphitheatre of Music technology department, Rethymno, 25/10/2008 (4-channel version)

Program note:

Song is a piece for piano and 4 channel audio. It is based on a single chord that is being continuously transformed throughout the piece mostly through FM synthesis. A synthesized 8 part texture is constructed through algorithmically controlled timbral envelopes. Various free oscillating piano sounds are added near the middle of the piece while the synthesized texture is transformed gradually into a sampled looped piano tone towards the end of the piece. The piano enriches the spectrum of the electronic part and has a very inconspicuous solo function.

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