Shape Notes (2016)
A portrait of Alexander Calder’s work Chef d’orchestra (1966), which was made in collaboration with New York composer Earle Brown. When it was made in 1964, the work was intended to be both an instrument (“played” at intervals in an open score by four percussionists) and a conductor (after it was hit and spun in motion, the musicians returned to their percussion stands and imagined the petals of the mobile superimposed over their written score, playing only those notes.) For Shape Notes, two performances of Chef d'orchestre were staged and recorded. The audio recordings of those performances were then edited and used as a new score from which the visual rhythm of this work was composed.
Director: Lucy Raven
Runtime: 4 min
Release Date: January 9, 2016
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Shape Notes about?
- A portrait of Alexander Calder’s work Chef d’orchestra (1966), which was made in collaboration with New York composer Earle Brown. When it was made in 1964, the work was intended to be both an instrument (“played” at intervals in an open score by four percussionists) and a conductor (after it was hit and spun in motion, the musicians returned to their percussion stands and imagined the petals of the mobile superimposed over their written score, playing only those notes.) For Shape Notes, two performances of Chef d'orchestre were staged and recorded. The audio recordings of those performances were then edited and used as a new score from which the visual rhythm of this work was composed.
- Who directed Shape Notes?
- Shape Notes was directed by Lucy Raven.
- How long is Shape Notes?
- Shape Notes has a runtime of 4m (4 minutes).
- Where was Shape Notes produced?
- Shape Notes was produced in United States of America.