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Preface page Le Manifeste des Comtes by Alan Barclay Instruments Vocal Live electronics Not a transposed score
Duration: 3¶36
Performance Notes Use of Microphone The microphone provides a function in this piece of helping to enrich and refine dynamics and timbre: This edition uses the symbol employed by Luigi Nono to represent the microphone The following techniques are indicated: Voice projected directly into the microphone
Begin to sing turned away from the microphone, then return suddenly to the normal position
Continuous rotary movement of the head, slowly or slightly less, covering an angle of about 90 degrees.
Sound Direction Live electronics 1 delay 1 Reverb 1 Loop Pedal 1 Harmonizer 1 Halaphon 7 Loudspeakers Microphones 1 Dynamic microphon Given the microphones special function for the live electronics of this piece, I would suggest using a Shure SM58 dynamic microphone.
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Arrangement
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Stage
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The 7 Loud speakers must be placed in an elevated position, at least 2 meters off the ground. Delay Thirteen Wicked Delay Styles Including Slapback/Flutter Echos, Non-Tempo Matched Echos, Timed Echo Styles. Reverb 8 vocal thickening reverb styles Harmonizer Two Harmony Voices with 8 Voicing Combinations Halaphon The Halaphon is a digital spatializer which means of the speakers positioned in the hall, controls the movement of sound in space. This movement must be continuous, whith subtle fades that overlap from speaker to speaker. The Following movements are required. 1. L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 2. L7 L6 L5 L4 L3 L2 L1 3. L4 L6 L2 L7 L4 L5 L1 The transition from one sequence to another will be indicated by the following symbols:
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