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Planet Heart

October 1, 2016

for clarinet and live electronics

Composer: Elliott Grabill

Year of Composition: 2015
Instrumentation: clarinet
Type of Electronics: Live

Number of Channels: 2
Duration: 8'
Video Component: None

Recording

planet heart is the third piece of a larger composition called Pluto, which celebrates NASA’s recent New Horizons mission.  The movement’s title makes reference to the Tombaugh Regio— the area on Pluto that’s shaped like a heart.  In the piece, a very simple chant sets into motion three loops that continue for the rest of the piece.  A delay patch adds subtle pulses that create a flying, psychedelic effect.  The middle section builds up in intensity with the addition of a ring modulator and granulations that create gibberish sounds, controlled by the laptop performer.

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