Frequency Collapse
2023
Archival ink on paper
An experimental score for 4 players, derived from frequency analysis of taqsim (تَقْسِيم) recordings. Density along x-axis determines relative pitch, density along y-axis determines relative volume, with time to be decided by players.
A case study in analog-to-digital conversion and the replicability of organic sound through codified “notation;” the data was derived from an analog recording transported into the digital domain.