cilia-Excerpts 2008 - Bruce Gremo

These are excerpts of solo performances on the Cilia. It is a prototype musical instrument. The Cilia is an electronic flute controller with control implemented in a software application (MaxMSP). Its performance gestures are modeled after the Shakuhachi, the traditional Japanese flute. Like any flute, the Cilia splits an air column produced with an open lip technique. This is nothing like the pressure sensors used on commercial wind instruments. The mouthpiece splits the air column and derives control data from an analysis of the split air columns dynamics. In place of finger holes, there are 5 high-resolution (values from 0 to 6000) three-dimensional (X,Y and Z) track-pads which enable the numerous finger techniques that can be used on non-keyed flutes like the shakuhachi.

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Music

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• Bruce Gremo
• electronic controller
• computer music
• noise