WOULD A BRIDGE REACH AN ISLAND,
AN ISLAND NO LONGER

The core of this work is the interaction between the human performer and the robot player, and vice versa. The sound of Piano 1 is captured by the microphone(s) and sent to the Max/MSP patch. The computer can process this input and, depending on the different parts of the piece, generate a response played by the robot and/or create a new piano score displayed on the tablet. This automatically generated score is likely to be unplayable by a human performer. It will serve only as a sketch of various materials upon which the performer must freely develop an improvisation.

Photo by Jonathan Koussis

Technical Riders

Component List:

• Laptop, Windows or macOS, with Max/MSP 8.0 (or later versions) installed.
• 1 or 2 condenser microphone (as Neuman U series or AKG C series).
• Soundcard with 1 or 2 inputs (depending by the number of microphones).
   No audio output required
• Small monitor, or tablet linked as an additional monitor for the laptop.
   It should be placed on the piano’s music stand
• MIDI keyboard controller or any MIDI controller with at least 9 pads.
• Automated robot player system (Teo Tronico 3.0)
or
Autopiano, eg. Yamaha Disklavier
• Amplification is not required but possible.