VART3456 - Ideas & Process Week 3 [Federation Bell Task Notes]

Organ Task / Federation Bells Task (30%)

Students are required to compose a piece (between 5 and 15 minutes) for either the Melbourne Town Hall Organ or the Federation Bells. This piece must incorporate MIDI playback, and may also include live playback (organ only), electronics, live processing, auxiliary instruments, visuals, movement.  The task is an opportunity for students to work with a rare and unusual instrument, and to explore sonic possibilities and acoustic properties within each instrument. It is encouraged for students to be as creative and innovative with their compositional approach as possible.

Criteria:

Clarity of compositional idea.

Originality / innovation of compositional approach or realisation.

Cohesion of work.

http://federationbells.com.au/play-the-bells/composing-for-the-bells

Opted to use the Bells for this task, particularly to explore spatialisation.