Researching into sound was quite a challenging area as we did not want to influence the intimacy explored in the performance. We moved away from the idea of emotive sounds and pushed towards more minimalistic textures, structures, harmonies and dissonance.
We looked into various experimental and minimalistic sounds such as Phillip Glass and Steve Reich. Steve Reich composed one piece called ‘Music for 18 Musicians’ which consisited of 18 layers of instruments and vocals.
- cello
- female voice
- female voice
- female voice
- piano
- piano
- piano and maracas
- marimba and maracas
- marimba and xylophone
- marimba and xylophone
- marimba and xylophone
- metallophone and piano
- piano and marimba
- marimba, xylophone, and piano
- clarinet and bass clarinet
- clarinet and bass clarinet
- female voice and piano
The piece itself is based on the cycle of eleven chords and lasts for approx 55 minuetes. The sound itself creates an atmosphere that is easily forgettable. The use of this track is mainly just to fill the silence that resonates around the studio when there is no action occuring. This essentially means that the audience is led to focus on the intimacy created in the performance rather than the aesthetics framing it.