Bosch, a real-time composition for organ and tape

Abstract

This project is a composition in the form of real-time electronic music (i.e ., electronic music and live performer). It has utilized organ, ARP synthesizer, and taped modified human voice to represent this composer's interpretation of the theme of the triptych "The Garden of Earthly Delights" by the sixteenth-century Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch.The project explored new fields of music by expanding the breadth of traditional forms to include the electronic medium, thus expanding acoustical possibilities and potential performer capabilities. Rather than totally breaking away from traditional forms, this composition endeavored to appeal to the theatric nature of an audience, through its use of accompanying slides as aids in interpreting and appreciating the romantic, though innovative nature of the work.