Young - Tête-à-Tête

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Tête-à-Tête

for two toy bells, electronics forpianos, two toydesk pianos andand electronics

Tête-à-Tête

Written for and premiered by HOCKET Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Gustavo Dudamel, Music & Artistic Director Music and electronics by Nina C. Young Optional Generative video by R. Luke DuBois October 2017 Approximate Duration: 08:00

Instrumentation: 2 toy pianos Schoenhut 37 Concert Grand, lids closed, each with an impedance-corrected contact microphone attached to the center of the soundboard (more detailed description available in /Electronics).

2 desk bells (designed for Franklin Bells Office Desk Call Bells, available on Amazon) 1 bell on lid of each piano Live electronics (2-channel, stereo diffusion) Optional generative video

Stage Set-up:

Electronics: The electronic component consists of amplification, reverb, and live processing of the toy pianos. A set of 25 cues trigger events in a Max patch. The pianists or a technical assistant may trigger these cues.

For access to the patches and files, visit: http://www.ninacyoung.com/NinaCYoung-site/Listen/Mixed/TeteATete.html and/or contact Nina C. Young (ninacyoung.composer@gmail.com). Rentals and purchase package with microphones, deskbells, cables, and interface available upon request.

Requirements: • 2 microphones (designed for 2 impedance corrected contact microphones). Recommended: Cortado MKII Balanced Buffered Contact Mic from Zeppelin Design Labs: https://zeppelindesignlabs.com/product/cortado-balanced-piezo-contact-mic/ • 1 audio interface (minimum 2 channels in / 2 channels out • 1 Mac computer / laptop running OS 10.6 or later • 2 speakers (other multi-channel versions available upon request) • Method to trigger patch (MIDI pedal/button trigger or extra personnel triggering laptop with spacebar) • Application: Max Patch or Standalone application For access to the patches and files, visit: http://www.ninacyoung.com/NinaCYoung-site/Listen/Mixed/TeteATete.html and/or contact Nina C. Young (ninacyoung.composer@gmail.com). Rentals and purchase package with microphones, deskbells, cables, and interface available upon request.

Video (optional): Generative video designed R. Luke DuBois.

For access to the patches and files, contact Nina C. Young (ninacyoung.composer@gmail.com)

Nina C. Young (b.1984) (BMI) ninacyoung.composer@gmail.com www.ninacyoung.com

Score

Tête-à-Tête

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Desk Bell (Piano 2) Piano 2

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