Fauna of Mirrors III

About This Project

Fauna of Mirrors III, for pierrot ensemble and tape (2016). By Juan Carlos Vasquez.

Fauna of Mirrors is a piece for a modified pierrot ensemble and tape. The structure and dynamic balance are determined by the mathematical concept of inverse function to define the electroacoustic tape as an expanded “mirror” of the acoustic dimension. In the narrative dimension, the piece is a representation in musical terms of the story “Fauna of Mirrors”, by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. This composition was the winner of the “Contemporary Music Creation Grant” by the Ministry of Culture of Colombia.

The electronics are comprised of a tape part synchronized with a metronome through a simple patch in Max 7 (listenable only by the performers), eliminating the need of a conductor.