I think the choir is a sadly untapped resource as far as sound capabilities. I mean imagine the variety of sounds that someone like Bobby Mcferrin can accomplish with his voice and multiply it by 60. Endless possibilities. It highlights one of the true challenges of composition, perhaps the greatest challenge: imagining and sculpting a sound that has never been heard before. This is why I like composing electronic music, I experiment with sounds, move them around stumble on something great and then craft the work. How I wish I had a choir in my basement, on which I could call to try out new ideas: "Okay, altos I want you to click your tongue against your front teeth randomly, tenors sustain an 's' sound according to this notation...." Now you have some understanding what the term "Experimental" means when it comes to early twentieth century composition.
Now to illustrate some of the possibilities of "choral sound-design."
and for those of us with dial up, some .mov, and .wmv files here.
check out the "making of" videos on this blog as well.
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