Virtuoso mapping for the Electrumpet, a hyperinstrument strategy

Hans Leeuw

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2021
• Location: Shanghai, China
• Article Number: 39
• DOI: 10.21428/92fbeb44.a8e0cceb (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

This paper introduces a new Electrumpet control system that affords for quick and easy access to all its electro-acoustic features. The new implementation uses virtuosic gestures learned on the acoustic trumpet for quick electronic control, showing its effectiveness by controlling an innovative interactive harmoniser. Seamless transition from the smooth but rigid, often uncommunicative sound of the harmoniser to a more noisy, open and chaotic sound world required the addition of extra features and scenarios. This prepares the instrument for multiple musical environments, including free improvised settings with large sonic diversity. The system should particularly interest virtuoso improvising electroacoustic musicians and hyperinstrument player/developers that combine many musical styles in their art and that look for inspiration to use existing virtuosity for electronic control.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{NIME21_39,
 abstract = {This paper introduces a new Electrumpet control system that affords for quick and easy access to all its electro-acoustic features. The new implementation uses virtuosic gestures learned on the acoustic trumpet for quick electronic control, showing its effectiveness by controlling an innovative interactive harmoniser. Seamless transition from the smooth but rigid, often uncommunicative sound of the harmoniser to a more noisy, open and chaotic sound world required the addition of extra features and scenarios. This prepares the instrument for multiple musical environments, including free improvised settings with large sonic diversity. The system should particularly interest virtuoso improvising electroacoustic musicians and hyperinstrument player/developers that combine many musical styles in their art and that look for inspiration to use existing virtuosity for electronic control.},
 address = {Shanghai, China},
 articleno = {39},
 author = {Leeuw, Hans},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.21428/92fbeb44.a8e0cceb},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 presentation-video = {https://youtu.be/oHM_WfHOGUo},
 title = {Virtuoso mapping for the Electrumpet, a hyperinstrument strategy},
 url = {https://nime.pubpub.org/pub/fxe52ym6},
 year = {2021}
}