'Takeover' - Tristan Evans - 2007

This recording was performed by Johanna Ballou in 2007, Many thanks to her hard work and dedication; I owe her big time. Please visit her at this address: www.myspace.com/johannaballou. She is an outstanding pianist specializing in contemporary music. In the video is the actual cue system used, as well as extracts from the score. There will be a full score available soon online.

Takeover is a work for solo piano and Pure Data. Essentially it is a work for piano and tape, but PD, using a piano sample as it's output, generates the tape part live. The work gets its name because the two elements are constantly trying to take over each other, striving to be the dominant force. The pianist interacts with PD via a unique cue system constructed of lights, which coincide with various instructions given to the pianist in the score.

The work starts off with PD generating random material in the low register of it's sample, based on a pre-programmed tone tone row. The material eventually builds until the piano enters with contrasting slow melodic material. After an exciting climax the piano has fast, fragmented solo material before returning to the previous melodic passages. The piano then interacts with PD, imitating the material generated with some interesting delay effects. The two forces start to build, with chromatic passages weaving up and down in the piano, while PD dances around in the background, poking fun at the piano. The different textures build, as they create another exciting climax. This is followed by a recap of the first section, but with much more intensity in both instruments. After the following argument, material from the solo piano heard earlier is brought back and developed. The two forces gradually build, producing more and more extreme material, before building towards a final climax. With a final burst of energy, the piano strikes a series of chords in B major, with PD generating contrasting pitches beneath. As both instruments fade away, we are left with the resonance of the B major harmony, bringing back into order what was once chaos.

© copyright Tristan Evans 2007

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[ulikhanyan]

very interesting music , thank you!

[tjevs]

Thanks for listening! This was composed during my Masters in Creative Music Tech. I'm hoping to get some mroe stuff uploaded shortly, so please keep checking back occasionally!! =D!

[bloody31234]

its like a big storm, slowly building up and calming down at the same time

i like it :)