R.P.F. (For Recorded Instrument), 2002
CD recordings, four CD players, mixer, amplifier speakers
ALL 12 SEMI-TONES OVER OCTAVE c TO b PLAYED AS WHOLE NOTE, HALF NOTE, QUARTER
NOTE, EIGHTH NOTE PLUS RESPECTIVE RESTS.
EACH NOTE IS FOLLOWED BY A REST OF SIMILAR DURATION. EACH NOTE/REST MAY BE
PLAYED ANYTIME WITHIN A 4 SEC. PERIOD.
96 NOTES/RESTS TO BE CONFIGURED RANDOMLY, WITH NO REPETITION.
FOUR RANDOM SCORES TO BE PLAYED SIMULTANEOUSLY.
The text describes a ‘score’ for a piece of music played through
four CD players all running simultaneously on Random Play Function. Each
CD contains the same 96 individual tracks of single tones played on a piano.
It takes approx. 9 1/2 minutes to play through one possible set of four random
sequences, sequences configured by the CD players.
