Andrus
Kallastu (1967)
La
mort du chamane, le mystère (2018)
INDEX
1 A detailed dossier describing the project
1.4 Involvement of participants in the creative process
1.5 Flexibility to perform a work
2 Feedback on the technical file and production conditions
Andrus
Kallastu (1967)
La
mort du chamane (2018), le mystère
Part 1: Situation
Part 2: Transformation
Duration
ca 60 min (the final duration depends on the tempo of command stream of the
computer program)
Participants
perform the work eyes closed. Eyes should be opened only when necessary.
The
world premiere of mystery "La mort du chamane" took place on
29.12.2018 in the hall of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater. The
commissioner and the performer was Ensemble U: Tarmo Johannes (flute), Helena
Tuuling (clarinet), Merje Roomere (violin), Levi-Danel Mägila (cello), Vambola
Krigul (percussion), Taavi Kerikmäe (piano).
In
the spring of 2018, I was a compositeur en résidence by Ensemble U:. In
addition to members of the ensemble, about 20 Estonian composers, performers
and musicologists took part in the composition workshop. In my work I have used
ideas from this collective workshop.
Performance
material of the work consists of two components:
1.
scenario + score
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Part 1 (Situation) scenario represents a sequence of commands that trigger
actions, each individual participant can have different sequences of commands,
see
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Part 2 (Transformation) is formulated as a traditional score that can be
performed live or in pre-recorded mode, see
2.
computer program
To
perform the work, the Ensemble U: flutist Tarmo Johannes created a special
computer program in which the server launches the commands in the script for
clients and preloaded audio material over the Wi-Fi network. Commands are
formatted as audio files that people hear from headphones. An individual
sequence of commands can be directed to each person, if necessary. See version
29.12.2018 https://github.com/tarmoj/mysterium
Tarmo
Johannes is ready to continue the work and develop the necessary computer
program for the new version of the work.
The
project has been inclusive from the very beginning. It uses the ideas that came
out in the workshop by the Ensemble U: members as well as other workshop
participants.
The
inclusion principle could also be continued in the new version of the work. For
example, it is possible to create a web page for pre-registration, where
participants can formulate one’s own command to perform for another
participant, in addition to the existing commands.
The
work has been made flexible since the beginning, allowing for adaptation for
new performance situations and configurations. For example
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the work can be performed in non-traditional locations;
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a computer program that guides the performance of the work can also launch
various technical media, such as audio, light, video, stage or pyrotechnic
effects, as well as the activities of the participants;
-
using the Internet, the work can be performed simultaneously in different
places of the world.
Location
It
is possible to present the work at any place where the participants have enough
space to move around and do the actions that the program gives them,
for example, in a sports hall, a city square, a railway station, a church, a
park, a beach, etc. There can be several performances at different locations in
the world at the same time via the Internet.
Production
The
work can be staged beforehand, giving the participants their tasks earlier.
However, it should be possible to participate in the performance without
preparation, as more general activities are simple and do not require special
training. The basic principle of the work is participation, and the threshold
for participation must not be too high.
Musical
instruments and other sound-producing objects
Participants
in the performance of the work could be asked to bring objects that produce
different sounds for the performance. In any case, it should also be possible
for the organizers to distribute a certain quantity of objects.
Devices
to run a computer program
1.
a central computer in which a computer program is launched
2.
Wi-Fi system with sufficient power
3.
each participant must have a Android environment smartphone + their own
headphones
Audio
Everyone
needs to have their own headphones. During the first part (Situation), sound is
pre-recorded only on headphones. The second part (Transformation) could be
performed only in the headphones, but depending on the concept of the
particular performance, it can also be performed in the performance room,
either as a live performance or as pre-recorded audio from the speakers.
Light,
video, pyrotechnics, etc.
All
these elements could be added to the work if desired. The launch of all these
elements can be pre-programmed and run with a computer program that controls
activities and pre-recorded audio.
Production
There
should be a separate person (director) with assistants to instruct the
participants.
Computer
system
1.
one person must be the so-called conductor, who ensures the running of the
computer program and starts the computer program on his computer.
2.
since there are many signal receivers, there must be one additional person to
ensure that there is a high-quality Wi-Fi connection.
3.
since each participant has its own personal smartphone with downloaded
application and associated audio system, there has to be a sufficient amount of
technical assistants to manage this system. Depending on the technical
competence of the participants, it should be possible to have a sufficient
ratio when there is 1 technical assistant for 5-10 participants.
Sound
spatialization
Depends
on the concept of a particular performance, whether to play the second part of the
work (Transformation) either live only, as pre-recorded on headphones or in
addition to speakers in the room. If to plan to use sound spatialization, a
technical team would be needed to set up the corresponding speaker system.
Pre-recording could be done in both stereo and quadro.
Light,
video, pyrotechnics, etc.
Depends
on the concept of the particular performance and the material possibilities of
the organizer, whether to use light, video, pyrotechnic effects, etc. in the
performance. If these systems are going to be used, they require personnel to
manage them.
Andrus
Kallastu (1967)
La
mort du chamane (2018), le mystère, first version
Part 1: Situation scenario
Part 2: Transformation score
Computer program https://github.com/tarmoj/mysterium
Video of Ensemble U: performance 29.12.2018:
trailer https://drive.google.com/file/d/14ZprC359DHEF_T60-7TluQnDP9pA7dpV/view?usp=sharing
full performance https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qLIUyYLHO3cov8k9L0LeQ3a_A3XkA9rv/view?usp=sharing
Praeludium (1990)
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Feroce (1999)
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Toomas
Trass (organ)
Recorded at the Pärnu Concert Hall
19.11.2008
Welt gebaut ist (work in progress from 2007).
Fragment 1
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Welt gebaut ist (work in progress from 2007).
Fragment 2
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Repoo
Ensemble: Kai Kallastu (soprano), Leonora Palu (flute),
Aare
Tammesalu (cello), Jorma Toots (piano),
Andrus
Kallastu (conductor)
Recorded at the Tallinn Niguliste Church
6.3.2012
Tropus De profundis (2013)
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Ansambel
U: Tarmo Johannes (flute), Helena Tuuling (clarinet),
Merje
Roomere (violin), Levi-Danel Mägila (cello),
Vambola
Krigul (percussions), Taavi Kerikmäe (piano)
Recorded at the Estonian Radio 7.1.2014
Welt gebaut ist (work in progress from 2007).
Fragment 11
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Repoo
Ensemble: Kai Kallastu (soprano), Leonora Palu (flute),
Aare
Tammesalu (cello), Jorma Toots (piano),
Andrus
Kallastu (conductor)
Recorded at the Tallinn Niguliste Church
6.3.2012
Eleagic Tropus (2010)
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Ansambel
Resonabilis: Iiris Oja (mezzosoprano), Tarmo Johannes
(flute),
Aare Tammesalu (cello), Kristi Mühling (kannel)
Recorded at the Tallinn Niguliste Church
6.3.2012
Melodia per archi (2012)
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Tallinn
Chamber Orchestra, Mikk Murdvee (conductor)
Recorded at the Tartu St. John Church
7.6.2013