Nuova Conongo Berlino Chicago Analysis
Nuova Consonanza - NC Berlino 1969
The piece begins with about 3 sounds occurring concurrently. I can identify a guitar or similar string instrument distinctly. I also hear a wind instrument drone. As the piece progresses, I hear random noises in the background. These begin with an object sliding down a wire, creating a downward scale effect. High pitched piano that is low in intensity is heard.
Suddenly I hear a squeaky, high pitched sound that sounds like squeaking on glass with wet fingers. This is soon followed by clinging objects such as keys. It sounds as if they are made of plastic or wood. The squeaky sound continues and becomes more regular and frequent. Added to it is a sound similar to a xylophone. I hear objects being struck …show more content…
The brass is joined by what sounds like a squeaky hinge for a short time. The metal-on-metal sound heard here is very distinct. These sounds gradually fade away as the piece becomes more silent. The instrumentation becomes more drone-like, resembling the beginning of the piece.
After the period of reduced volume, I hear several instruments making short, fast sounds. The drone style continues, as the short, fast sounds are clearly the secondary focus. The first sound I identify sounds like a human blowing into a long tube. Next I hear a flute and what sounds like a high pitched electric motor speeding and slowing. This transitions into high pitched, continuous percussion, which sounds like cymbals. The brass heard before continues but now it is much more continuous and drone-like.
After a while the volume gets louder, while the sounds continue in a drone fashion. The sounds fade away, but as the piece ends I hear springs creaking and a human …show more content…
After a few repetitions, the "come out to show them" part is repeated over and over again. As this phrase repeats, I get a sensation of the voice moving from left right and then within space the sound moves farther away, creating an echo effect. This pattern continues for some time. As I keep listening I notice a strong difference between the left and right channels. The right channel is distinctly preceding the left.
As the piece progresses the speed increases. The increase in speed creates a beat effect where the voices sound almost like percussion. Another spatial effect suddenly occurs that brings the left and right channels more in unison, creating another sensation of the sound moving around in space. This time it sounds as if it moves from left to right behind my head.
As the speed increases more, the sound of the man's voice becomes more musical and less decipherable as speech. It is now very difficult to understand the individual words. The speed of the speech is still increasing. The only recognizable elements of speech are now "come" and
The piece begins with about 3 sounds occurring concurrently. I can identify a guitar or similar string instrument distinctly. I also hear a wind instrument drone. As the piece progresses, I hear random noises in the background. These begin with an object sliding down a wire, creating a downward scale effect. High pitched piano that is low in intensity is heard.
Suddenly I hear a squeaky, high pitched sound that sounds like squeaking on glass with wet fingers. This is soon followed by clinging objects such as keys. It sounds as if they are made of plastic or wood. The squeaky sound continues and becomes more regular and frequent. Added to it is a sound similar to a xylophone. I hear objects being struck …show more content…
The brass is joined by what sounds like a squeaky hinge for a short time. The metal-on-metal sound heard here is very distinct. These sounds gradually fade away as the piece becomes more silent. The instrumentation becomes more drone-like, resembling the beginning of the piece.
After the period of reduced volume, I hear several instruments making short, fast sounds. The drone style continues, as the short, fast sounds are clearly the secondary focus. The first sound I identify sounds like a human blowing into a long tube. Next I hear a flute and what sounds like a high pitched electric motor speeding and slowing. This transitions into high pitched, continuous percussion, which sounds like cymbals. The brass heard before continues but now it is much more continuous and drone-like.
After a while the volume gets louder, while the sounds continue in a drone fashion. The sounds fade away, but as the piece ends I hear springs creaking and a human …show more content…
After a few repetitions, the "come out to show them" part is repeated over and over again. As this phrase repeats, I get a sensation of the voice moving from left right and then within space the sound moves farther away, creating an echo effect. This pattern continues for some time. As I keep listening I notice a strong difference between the left and right channels. The right channel is distinctly preceding the left.
As the piece progresses the speed increases. The increase in speed creates a beat effect where the voices sound almost like percussion. Another spatial effect suddenly occurs that brings the left and right channels more in unison, creating another sensation of the sound moving around in space. This time it sounds as if it moves from left to right behind my head.
As the speed increases more, the sound of the man's voice becomes more musical and less decipherable as speech. It is now very difficult to understand the individual words. The speed of the speech is still increasing. The only recognizable elements of speech are now "come" and