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Orchestra of Speech

by Daniel Formo

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1.
Call and Response 03:15
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2.
Single Syllables in Space 02:53
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3.
Swarms of Phonetic Probabilities 03:27
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4.
Slow Vowels Frozen in Time 04:38
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5.
Glottal Forest 02:38
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6.
First Language 02:37
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7.
Rhythms of Reporting 03:18
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8.
Alarming Altercations 02:34
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9.
Nonfiguratively Speaking 01:51
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10.
Cymbalic Declarations 03:49
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11.
Amusing Grace 02:57
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With a unique and distinctive sound and a custom built one-man band of hybrid digital and acoustic instruments, this release explores the rich musical expressivity that is part of spoken language – from the intricate interplay in conversation to the bright melodies of baby speech, the dramaturgy in public speeches, the steady rhythm of reporting, to the intensity in heated arguments and the solemn tone of declarations. With Orchestra of Speech, Daniel Formo presents an intriguing series of genre-defying compositions entirely based on recordings of different genres of everyday speech

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released October 13, 2023

For creating and performing this music, keyboard player Daniel Formo developed custom software for analysing and ‘orchestrating’ speech into music in real time. This system is connected to an electroacoustic setup of speakers, telephones and radios, a mechanical piano and transducers mounted on an array of acoustic instruments like cymbals, drums, and various stringed instruments, embodying the disembodied recorded voices in a physical electroacoustic orchestra that blurs the line between the electric and acoustic, voice and instrument, and between music and speech.

Daniel Formo - Hammond organ, electronics, composistion.
Recorded, mixed and produced by Daniel Formo.
Mastered by Karl Klaseie at Øra Mastering.

This recording is supported by Norsk Komponistforening.

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Daniel Formo Trondheim, Norway

Daniel Formo has established himself as a stylistically innovative hammond organ player, improviser and sound artist, working as a musician, composer and researcher within a broad range of musical genres from improvised and written contemporary music, to jazz and popular genres, as well as electroacoustic music and electronic art. ... more

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