Hey hey,
I have just released a fugue entirely done in Csound:
This fugue has been realised using the virtual Chafe group, a set of semi physically modelled instruments, placed in 3d space using binaural spatialisation through the hrtf opcodes.
This time subtle room sounds have been added. The creeks from the walls, ceiling and floor have been synthesized badly, but they're too subtle to notice that : ), movements of the players are based on samples that are randomly scheduled. To celebrate this little extra, you can hear the musicians walking up to theiir instruments in the intro.
Finally, I'd like to take this opportunity to link to a few other - more or less - baroque fugues I did, with and without Csound involvement:
Fugue for Cariad organ fugue using Aeolus:
The queen is dead: prelude and fugue based on synth samples loaded in LinuxSampler:
The queen's fugue: full exploration of the fugue based on hardware synths Behringer Neutron, Arturia MiniBrute 2S, Make Noise 0\-Coast, Waldorf Microwave Xt:
Partita in E-minor: prelude and counterpoints played with a sampled piano LinuxSampler and processed through Csound for 3d audio:
Symphony of Love Illusive II Scherzo Orchestral work with counterpunctual techniques using LinuxSampler and Virtual Player Orchestra / Sonatina Symphony Orcestra SFZ library:
... No, Chafe as in the Csound Hemi-Acoustic Folklore Ensemble with:
Jameela Mwangi on Xylimba
Shisai Tagawa on Array Imbala
Parvati Muni on Djamble
Abigail Adams on Stringle
Isabelle Merchant on Lutano
and
Tatjana Diokowa on handpan
It's composed of one CSD containing all the instruments. You can play them live and then render a MIDI file to separate instrument tracks. Another CSD processes them into the 3D version. I think I used a third CSD to add the incidental effects. Oh, it will be a task to work with it again.
Chafe? As in Chris Chafe at CCRMA?
… No, Chafe as in the Csound Hemi-Acoustic Folklore Ensemble with:
Jameela Mwangi on Xylimba
Shisai Tagawa on Array Imbala
Parvati Muni on Djamble
Abigail Adams on Stringle
Isabelle Merchant on Lutano
and
Tatjana Diokowa on handpan
It’s composed of one CSD containing all the instruments. You can play them
live and then render a MIDI file to separate instrument tracks. Another CSD
processes them into the 3D version. I think I used a third CSD to add the
incidental effects. Oh, it will be a task to work with it again.
Hi Aaron,
many thanks for the kind words. I hope that you can enjoy any of the other fugue or counterpunctual works. I love fugues as well, I just wish I was better at it. I suppose only practise makes perfect.
Your Chafe Ensemble is awesome. The piece is great. If Wendy Carlos only knew Csound, she would be working with your Chafe ensemble too! So inspiring - on all levels.
No, Chafe as in the Csound Hemi-Acoustic Folklore Ensemble with:
