Steve Kornicki - Tempo Distortion #4 (marimba and tape)

Tempo Distortion #4 performed by Scotty Horey at the Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts, February 2009

Tempo Distortion #4 is a conceptual study in simultaneously occurring patterns in different tempi for solo marimba and pre-recorded and processed marimba samples. The marimba part is a continuous stream of notes consisting of thirteen repeating patterns that shift gradually in tempo from fast to medium tempo and back to fast. Each of the marimbas patterns follows a dynamic effect of soft (mp) to loud (ff) to soft (mp). The pre-recorded track was assembled from marimba samples recorded by David Gerhart. The samples were manipulated and transformed through digital looping and pitch shifting techniques and then layered to create a continuum of phasing rhythmic structures. The combination of the live performance elements and recorded sounds results in a sonic landscape of shifting tempo ambiguities and overlapping textural densities.

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[STEVEKORNICKI]

This is an amazing performance of my piece by Scotty Horey and just want to clarify that the opening performance credit of "Scotty Malsky" is an error.

[TheDoddmusic]

Exactly how do you "over perform" a piece? Would you prefer that he just stand there emotionless? Also, if the composer likes this performance enough to call it "amazing", there's not much criticism that you can provide.

[Perimba42]

Over performed...and WAY too hard of mallets...I am curious as to how many bars were broken from this performance? YEOUCH!!!

[iowan04]

The playing was fine but I feel like it was a little over performed