User:Benitoelbonito

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Eventually, I will have more thoughtful information here about my artistic/political ideas and activities. For the time being, I'm using the space as a convenient way of organizing information.

Contents 1 Activities 2 Music 2.1 Dissertation Study #4 (2008) 2.1.1 Movement I 2.2 Dissertation Study #1 (2007) 2.3 Dissertation Study #2 (2007) 2.4 Not a Wave Shall Trouble Thee (2007) for Parker & Imali's wedding 2.5 Sounds controlled by the Wiimote 2.6 That's a Fragment of a Complex Molecule 2.7 A Joyful Fanfare (2007) 2.8 Most People Talk a Lot. Few Are Up for the Moment. Welcome to Anarchy 99. (2005) 2.9 Look No Further score 2.10 Adali (2007) 2.10.1 Parts 3 Dissertation 4 Work things 4.1 SURGE Youth Leadership Awards 5 Teaching 6 Other stuff 6.1 Stuff to consume 6.2 Rhythm transcriptions 6.3 Graduate Composers' Union 6.3.1 Website 6.3.2 Recording of concerts 6.3.3 TAs for undergraduate composition 6.4 People who owe me money 6.5 Notes 7 Links 7.1 Music related

Activities

I've been involved with several progressive groups over the years, including Duke Students Against Sweatshops, Thread, and most recently Students United for a Responsible Global Environment (SURGE).

Music

Dissertation Study #4 (2008)

Movement I

The first movement is the only movement in which time is (fairly) strictly laid out. The violin is the lead instrument; viola and cello are the accompaniment. However, the accompaniment is multi-layered (so, Dan and Brian, you'll have multiple staves in your parts). The idea is that the texture of the accompaniment is variable; however, as you'll see, the different layers are really just variations of each other, so it should be fairly straightforward to switch between layers as needed.

At rehearsal letter h, the violin has solo passages punctuated by chords in the viola/cello. Please note, Sarah, that the timing here should sort of "fade into looseness" - the tempo can slow down as well. Sort of work your way into "unmetered", I guess.

Ok. Sorry for the delay. The other parts will be done soon... Also, I formatted the parts for 11x17 (but actually 11x14) - I was going to wait until all the parts were done to make bound versions, but if you'd like me to print them out now, I certainly will.

Here you go:

(ravel? i'm 100 years late)

Score & Parts with mvmts. 1-3:

• Score
• Violin part
• Viola part
• Cello part

Dissertation Study #1 (2007)

for DNME

• "Parts" - image files, etc.
  • full package
    • Flute 1 files
    • Flute 2 files
    • Clarinet files
    • Piano files
    • Violin files
    • Viola files
  • performance simulator
    • zip file
• Max/MSP runtime
  • Max/MSP runtime for Mac
  • Max/MSP runtime for Windows
• Practice sound files
  • at tempo (100bpm)
    • Just the drum pattern
    • The drum pattern with the downbeat emphasized
    • The drum pattern with the beat coming in & out
  • 76 bpm
    • Just the drum pattern
    • with downbeat
  • 88 bpm
    • Just the drum pattern
    • with downbeat
• Paper parts (PDFs)
  • Flute I
  • Flute II
  • Clarinet
  • Piano
  • Violin
  • Viola

Dissertation Study #2 (2007)

for 2 electric guitars, clarinet, electronics

• Parts
  • Clarinet
  • Guitar 1
  • Guitar 2

Not a Wave Shall Trouble Thee (2007) for Parker & Imali's wedding

Parts

• organ score
• Ashleigh
• Josh

MP3s

• all parts
• organ & soprano
• organ & baritone
• just organ

Sounds controlled by the Wiimote

...being the controller (one of which I own) for the Wii (which I do not). I'm currently using a Bluetooth dongle (Targus brand - my old busted laptop ain't got it internal) to communicate between computer and Wiimote, some free software called GlovePIE (which isn't legal to use in Israel until the occupation ends!) to communicate between the Bluetooth data and OSC (Open Sound Control) protocol messages, which I'm broadcasting via UDP to... my same computer. The OSC messages are then recieved in Max/MSP (I'd rather use Pure Data, of course, but can't get its ASIO interface working worth a damn...), where I then use them to affect synthesis/real-time processing. YUP.

That's a Fragment of a Complex Molecule

I'm working with a group comprised of Benito (me), The Nein (my roommate's band), and the saxophonist Crowmeat Bob. We did a structured-improv ditty at the Duke Graduate Composers' Concert on April 14...

• click here y'all to get them fat practice stuffs

A Joyful Fanfare (2007)

A short piece for trumpet and organ, written for the wedding of my friends Josh Sekoski and Ashleigh Rabbit.

• Finale file

• score
• trumpet part

Most People Talk a Lot. Few Are Up for the Moment. Welcome to Anarchy 99. (2005)

• score
• mp3s
  • I
  • II
  • III
  • IV

Look No Further score

• info

Adali (2007)

for saxophone quartet

Parts

PDFs:

• Score
• Soprano part
• Alto part
• Tenor part
• Baritone part

Dissertation

• working draft

Work things

SURGE Youth Leadership Awards

• Ad mockup
• tickets

Teaching

• Music 117
  • Reich lecture outline

Other stuff

• standards list
• tax info
• trip itinerary
• contacts

Or try this, my public Evernote page.

Stuff to consume

• Syndromes and a Century
• The Zincs

Rhythm transcriptions

• Rhythms

Graduate Composers' Union

Website

Recording of concerts

TAs for undergraduate composition

People who owe me money

list

Notes

Links

Music related

• My website for professionalisms sake, you know.
• George Lam
• Rhymes With Opera
• Paul Swartzel