Bestiaire
Roxanne Turcotte
Programme notes
Ten environmental divertimentos, intertwined, depicting a descriptive fresco of real and imaginary animals that several people have seen. Their story and a surprising language for your ear’s pleasure. Vocal interpretations of birds are analyzed and compared to human voices, and auditory perceptions are highlighted through spatialization organized in order to create a natural wildlife space and a near-realistic open-space musical aviary.
Since the beginning of time, animals are found everywhere in paintings, music, literature, and culture in general. Some imaginary beings seem to have real existence in this ethereal world. Birds memorize notes, species produce and perceive ultrasounds and infrasounds. A multitude of sound signals and rallying cries are being produced by very real means of production
My bestiary is a tribute to living beings. A story based on real-life events and fabulous experiences
Several field recording sessions were necessary to gather as much sound samples as possible and build a sound bank. This was followed by long hours of sorting and micro-editing, only to keep the most essential bits in the end.
Sources of inspiration
— Roxanne Turcotte [English translation
Bestiaire [Bestiary] was realized in 2010-11 at the composer’s studio (Studio Séducson) in Montréal. It awarded the 3rd prize at the 2nd Prix collégien de musique contemporaine 2009-10 organized by the Cégep de Sherbrooke (Québec) in collaboration with the Centre de musique canadienne — Région du Québec. Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA).
Premiere
- October 24, 2015, L’Espace du son 2015
: Roxanne Turcotte, Théâtre Marni, Brussels (Belgium)
Awards
- Composer(s): Roxanne Turcotte
- Year of composition: 2010-11, 14
- Duration: 10:01
- Instrumentation: 16-channel fixed medium
- Publisher(s): Ymx média
- ISRC: CAD501410002
