for Laptop Ensemble
Composer: Maxwell Tfirn
Year of Composition: 2011
Instrumentation: Laptop Ensemble
Type of Electronics: Live
Number of Channels: 2
Duration: Variable
Video Component: None
Dystopia is a work for laptop ensemble that uses Max/MSP. There are 5 parts and a score. The piece is performed with a conductor that cues different gestures the performers should do with the patches. While the composition follows a score, time is not indicated and the conductor can choose to extended sections when they choose.