Musical composition
Archaeopteryx
2022
Abstract
<p>Archaeopteryx is an EP by band Nonsemble, composed by Chris Perren.</p><p>Role: string recording supervisor, string editor. </p><p>
</p><p>Full credits and more info: <a href="https://nonsemble.bandcamp.com/album/archaeopteryx " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nonsemble.bandcamp.com/album/archaeopteryx </a></p>
<p>Archaeopteryx is a cycle of compositions for live strings and electronics, inspired by huge prehistoric birds. Chugging downbows, ethereal harmonic textures, and delicate pizzicato are nestled within lush synthesized textures and warm, thudding electronic percussion, exploring an expansive and totally unique soundworld.</p>
<p>Each movement is named after a species. Pelagornis, an ancient seabird with a 6m wingspan, the 3m-tall flightless “terror bird” Phorusrhacos, and others, including the eponymous Archaeopteryx, the earliest known bird. These long-extinct majestic winged creatures, known only through incomplete fossils, scientific descriptions and drawings, evoke a sense of transcendence and mystery which flows through this music.</p>
<p>The story of this music begins in live performance, with motifs emerging and evolving slowly over many performances. As Nonsemble experimented with combining strings with dynamic live electronics, Archaeopteryx was honed and refined into the evocative and organic body of work presented in this recording.
Details
- Title
- Archaeopteryx
- Authors
- Briony Luttrell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative IndustriesNonsemble (Music/Band)
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99693598802621
- Output Type
- Musical composition
Metrics
109 Record Views