Orbital: Concerto

Technical Requirements

The music of Orbital consists of four elements.

• Orchestra: 2/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 - 3 Perc – Timp – Strings
• 4 Percussion Soloists
• A pre-recorded audio track
• Live electronics (synths and live delays)

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Orbital was designed to be performed with all elements amplified, and with in-ear monitoring for all players. It feasible that a subset only of the players have the in-ear click but is preferable that all do.

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There is a significant pre-rehearsal process for the soloists to prepare the technology required for performance. This includes:

• Preparing the audio track and click (it is recommended that this is managed by the soloists from an onstage laptop).
• Preparing the sample libraries triggered from the drum pads
• Preparing the sub bass and synth played by Soloist 4
• Preparing the live delays used on vibes and marimba during performance
• Preparing the live electronics elements (the synth plug-in ‘Gaugear’ in Reaktor, parameters of which are manipulated in real-time during performance with external controllers)

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Digital download includes the following files:

1. Orbital - Concerto - INSTRUCTIONS.pdf

2. Orbital - Concerto - SCORES & PARTS

• Orbital - Concerto - FULL SCORE.pdf

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This download does not contain the audio track or individual parts, it is for score only.