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Variations 10b

Dates
Spring 2006
Using
Processing, Python
Screenshots
Moving a single dot, Three dots activated in a performance
Texts
ACM Multimedia 2006, Handout

Beginning in the early twentieth century, composition branched out into a variety of new representations, the most common being the graphical score. Cage’s Variations II is a prime example, utilizing only dots and lines as its basis. We have created an interactive version of Cage’s piece, called here Variations 10b, where a performer can change the score and get immediate feedback as to the result. We hope that both listeners and performers will develop a more nuanced understanding of the score through the use of the interface.