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economic dominance. I use <strong>the</strong> unmodified A/V samples from <strong>the</strong> start and end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> film as <strong>the</strong> bookends for my piece, specifically to show that <strong>the</strong> concert work functions within <strong>the</strong> bounds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> original material contained <strong>the</strong>rein. global<br />

do not use this footage for any simple political point. I realize <strong>the</strong> loaded material will cause viewers to automatically impart <strong>the</strong>ir own feelings onto an interpretation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> piece, as ei<strong>the</strong>r promotional aes<strong>the</strong>ticization or denigrating defacement. Many contemporary concert-goers might be amused I<br />

<strong>the</strong> sheer innocence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> film, and perhaps simultaneously be unsettled by its duplicity as propaganda. Yet I can't help be enthralled by it as an aes<strong>the</strong>tic by<br />

from a specific context that, whe<strong>the</strong>r it ever really existed or not, I will never experience, nor shall anyone experience ever again. 2.4.2 Form artifact<br />

as in describing Cardinality Aleph Two, <strong>the</strong> piece is described here using <strong>the</strong> percussion cue numbers as <strong>the</strong> formal delineation. For clarification: ‘instrumental’ refers to <strong>the</strong> acoustic instruments (but not percussion pad) and ‘sample’ refers to <strong>the</strong> pre-made audio or video samples, which are drawn from Just<br />

source film but possibly manipulated/distorted/fragmented. The largestscale form is essentially <strong>the</strong> classic fast-slow-fast trilogy, elements <strong>of</strong> which are <strong>the</strong><br />

discernable in <strong>the</strong> electronic audio. There, it is reflected as a move from <strong>the</strong> discrete percussive hits <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> first 5 sections, to <strong>the</strong> more sustained ambiences <strong>of</strong> sections 6-8, with section 9 transitioning back into predominately momentary hits for <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> piece.<br />

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