Reel
Peter Batchelor
Reel
- Peter Batchelor
- Year of composition: 1997
- Duration: 13:03
- Instrumentation: fixed medium
Stereo
Awards
- 2nd prize ex æquo, International Electroacoustic Music Contest of São Paulo 1999, São Paulo (Brazil)
This piece involves an exploration of ways in which speed (or, conversely, stagnancy) might be implied entirely through the use of sound, both ‘real’ and ‘unreal’, and placed within a context that allows it free reign as a musical device.
Cinematic elements suggesting movement have been combined with gestures and textures of varying energy and complexity — the electroacoustic medium permiting fluid interaction between the two.
In 33 segments, played in sequence starting every 15 minutes from 9AM to 5PM.