Developing Ensemble Works for Acoustic Instruments and Audiovisual Media

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Ryan, Nava
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2025
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Sydney, Australia

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This paper describes three recent audiovisual compositions, composed by the author, for small acoustic ensembles, and discusses three key elements of the creative process. The audiovisual works feature notated compositions for acoustic instruments, reactive visuals created in TouchDesigner and reactive electronic sound created in Pure Data. Interactivity between the musicians and audiovisual media is enabled via digital signal processing of the acoustic instruments’ sound, as well as a wireless, accelerometer-laden glove on musician hands for gestural control. The three points of discussion include: the managing of roles between ensemble members in an audiovisual set up, sequencing audiovisual elements in small ensemble formats, and incorporating sensor-glove movement instructions in the sheet music.

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Chroma: Journal of the Australasian Computer Music Association

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2024 Australasian Computer Music Conference (ACMC2024)

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40

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1

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© 2025 Nava Ryan. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Ryan, N, Developing Ensemble Works for Acoustic Instruments and Audiovisual Media, 2025, 40 (1)