Amalgamation (Electroacoustic Music) by Cheng Chin Man

Amalgamation is an electro-acoustic music which is conceived for sound diffusion in concert hall or large venue.

It is a mixture of a diverse collection of musical elements and cultures. I exploit their relations and contradictions and combine them together to create a surrealistic environment. The piece consists of a composed folk tune in a Chinese style, ambient sound recorded at Manchester Piccadilly and sounds generated by computer processing. They all have extremely different 'musical' qualities in terms of rhythm, contour, harmony and structure.

Each element is produced through a unique means. The Chinese folk tune is played by the piano, which is the most popular Western musical instrument. It is a sound purposely produced by the physical action of a man-made device. The computer processed sounds, on the other hand, are generated electronically. Here, imitative sounds of church bells and Eastern gongs are produced through computer manipulation. The content of the ambient material includes voices and sounds from nature, human and other living things, and also the random sounds produced by any sound-producing objects. I incorporate all of these common elements in our lives in order to produce an environment which is not commonly found in our daily life.

I recommend you to switch off the light when listen.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• contemporary music
• contemporary classical
• classical
• piano
• hong kong composer
• chinese composer