cords for electric guitar and computer (PDF sheet music)

Description

Composer: Adam Scott Neal
Instrumentation: Electric guitar and computer (Pure Data patch)
Format: Downloadable PDF
Length: 9 pages total (including cover and front matter)
Size: 8.5 × 11 in.

The Pure Data patch is available for download here. It is also linked in the PDF.

Email me (adam at adamscottneal.com) for the optional video file (or play [muted] from YouTube).

Preview

Recording

Video presentation, with studio recording by Michael Sterling Smith:

Program note

cords is a short work for electric guitar and computer, with optional video. The performer controls a simple patch written in Pure Data that triggers sound files and changes delay times. The harmonies of this work were created by starting with a quartal harmony (as suggested by standard guitar tuning), then substituting pitches that are semi- or whole-tones away from this initial harmony. The delay times attempt to reflect the dissonance or consonance of the harmonies — consonant harmonies have slower delay times, while dissonant harmonies have fast delays. The piece was written for composer-guitarist Michael Sterling Smith.

Performances

• Chris Cresswell, Syracuse, NY 10/13/23
• Chris Cresswell, Syracuse, NY 10/8/21
• Chris Cresswell, Syracuse, NY 2/2/20
• Darren Nelsen, Eyedrum (Atlanta), 1/25/15
• Michael Sterling Smith, Florida Contemporary Music Festival, 3/14/14
• Michael Sterling Smith, ASN doctoral recital 11/25/13

About the Work

cords is an original composition for intermediate or advanced guitarists interested in patient and evocative contemporary repertoire utilizing live electronics. The piece is available exclusively as a digital download (PDF) directly from the composer’s catalog.