Fractal Mobiles for Tape and Orchestra

Additional Information

The tape part consists of nine segments generated by a fractal algorithm which collectively form a musical voice within the orchestra.

The recursive algorithm is NewX=Y-SquareRoot(BX-C); NewY=A-X; X=NewX; Y=NewY. The choice of opening values for A, B and C significantly affects the character of the output from the program. 

First performed in 1990 by the University of Leeds Orchestra conducted by the composer.

 

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Year
Minutes
10

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