Field recordings from 100 locations in and around Chicago derived from John Cage's "A Dip in the Lake" are the basis of this open work for live or fixed media
Composer: Fredrick Gifford
Year of Composition: 2017
Instrumentation:
Type of Electronics: Live
Number of Channels: 4
Duration: duration is variable (ca. 5-50 minutes)
Video Component: None
Duration: variable, ca. 5-50 minutes [may be performed separately or with 100 Not-Songs for JOHN CAGE, as in the work sample included here]. Headpin Talkie exists in versions for live electronics, in 4- or 8- channels, and as a fixed media work in stereo.