Richie Cyngler
ABSTRACT
Music for Various Groups of Performers (After Lucier) (MfVGoP) is an experimental audio-visual improvised group performance employing sonified electroencephalographic (EEG) signals and computer music. The data generated by performers' brain waves are used as control parameters for custom built audio software using the Pure Data (Pd) environment. The piece explores and investigates group and individual dynamics within a performance context. The title references composer Alvin Lucier's 1965 work Music for Solo Performer in which the composer attempted to control electro-acoustic instruments via EEG signals produced by his brain. In contrast Music for Various Groups of Performers (After Lucier) investigates the roles of individuals and small groups through the context of EEG monitored performance considering the individual performers, their relationships with each other and the audience as well as their interaction with the technology.
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Index Terms
- Music for Various Groups of Performers (After Lucier): An Improvised Electroencephalographic Group Performance
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