I remember the first time i heard about 9 beet stretch. Imagine a single symphonic experience, in one 24 hour performance. This essay offers a critical analysis of leif inges sound installation 9 beet stretch, exploring the pieces complex relations both to its musical source a recording of beethovens. Nov 24, 2007 it brings to mind andy warhols 1964 eighthour film empire state building footage of which serves as raw material for another gordon work on display here, and also recent sloweddown performance pieces, such as leif inges 9 beet stretch, which stretches beethovens symphony no. It brings to mind andy warhols 1964 eighthour film empire state building footage of which serves as raw material for another gordon work on display here, and also recent sloweddown performance pieces, such as leif inges 9 beet stretch, which stretches beethovens symphony no. Ermintrude the flying cow writes ever wonder what ode to joy would sound like if stretched to 24 hours. Field guide to table of the elements field guide to table of the elements music skip to main content. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Leif inges 9 beet stretch is getting deserved press for its deeplistening approach to the golden oldies, notably in the new york times this weekend beethovens ninth around the clock. A 24hour listening experience detox your mind with a sound bath at the gorgeous rubin museum of art.
It runs in a number of various lisp implementations or as a part of the snd audio editor using scheme, ruby and now forth. Its called 9 beet stretch, and the pitches are maintained, and so the effect is one of an ever evolving blur. Sincere thanks to kjetil matheussen, anders vinjar and the snd software for making this possible. Sound artist leif inge took a recording of beethovens 9th symphony and stretched to last 24 hours, with no change in pitch.
Movement i, part i from leif inges 9 beet stretch and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. In 2002, the scandinavian artist leif inge stretched out the recording of a beethoven symphony to last 24 hours without altering the timbre of the work. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Leif inges 9 beet stretch is beethovens 9th symphony, stretched out to an amazing 24 hours, an ethereal, mindblowing sound installation including visual environments, alongside an exhibition of poster art by emek whose island guitar is pictured here.
The source recording, a naxos recording conducted by bela drahos with the nicolaus esterhazy sinfonia and chorus naxos 8. A friend pointed me to 9 beet stretch, a project by norwegian conceptual artist leif inge, who has taken beethovens 9th symphony and digitally elongated it to last 24 hours, without changing. The night features live performances by forest swords, the caretaker and pye corner audio. Afterword to you are in a place that is out of the world. Sound artist leif inge took a recording of beethovens 9th symphony and stretched to last 24. Tony conrad indicting lully by table of the elements free. Norwegian conceptual artist leif inge took beethovens ninth symphony and digitally stretched it to a staggering. Arnold dreyblatt zeena parkins san agustin tony conrad tony conrad with faust faust rhys chatham leif inge 9 beet stretch table of the elements minimalism improvisation post rock post punk avantgarde jonathan kanes february radium. This essay offers a critical analysis of leif inges sound installation 9 beet stretch, exploring the pieces complex relations both to its musical source a recording of beethovens 9th symphony and to the technical process audio stretching that sustains it. There is a lotta heavy action spread across the five days, from a john faheyelizabeth cotten video to our louisville bud keenan lawler to jack smith and tony conrad films, rhys chathams guitar army, leif inges 9 beet stretch for 24 hours, loren connors, san agustin and a giant roasted goat. Listen 247 to the 9 beet stretch raudio webstream on your ipad or. By stretching the recording to 24 hours with no distortion or pitch shifting achieved through highquality granulation, the piece is fundamentally changed from a goaloriented tonal work with a dramatic narrative to. Olin library, center for the arts, wesleyan university, middletown. Field guide to table of the elements field guide to table.
Tony conrad indicting lully by table of the elements. Field guide to table of the elements field guide to. March music moderne the southeast examiner of portland. Other musical highlights of the festival include leif inges 9 beet stretch, which sees him stretching beethovens 9th symphony over a 24 hour period, and lament for john cage, a series of performances of 6 cage pieces at the sage. May 29, 2006 there is a lotta heavy action spread across the five days, from a john faheyelizabeth cotten video to our louisville bud keenan lawler to jack smith and tony conrad films, rhys chathams guitar army, leif inge s 9 beet stretch for 24 hours, loren connors, san agustin and a giant roasted goat. View essay processing processing page 799800 from nsam 5001 at nova southeastern university.
There is also a realtime implementation, sndrt which is developed by kjetil s. This raudio special brings you, as a continuous 247 audio webstream, 9 beet stretch by ideabased artist leif inge. Field guide to table of the elements field guide to table of the elements music. Leif inge 9 beet stretch 24 hour electroacoustic concert 2002 28 march 24. Inspired by leif inge s 9 beet stretch, which stretches beethovens 9th symphony to 24 hours in length, 9 beet superstretch slows the music down by another multiple of 24, to 24 days, or 576 hours. By stretching the recording to 24 hours with no distortion or pitch shifting achieved through highquality granulation, the piece is fundamentally changed from a goaloriented tonal work with a dramatic narrative to a slowlyevolving sonic environment more closely resembling. This immersive audio installation stretches the ninth to last 24 hours without any pitch distortions, creating an expansive and captivating soundscape.
Thats a 70 minute symphony stretched out to 1,680 minutes. There is a lotta heavy action spread across the five days, from a john faheyelizabeth cotten video to our louisville bud keenan lawler to jack smith and tony conrad films, rhys chathams guitar army, leif inge s 9 beet stretch for 24 hours, loren connors, san agustin and a giant roasted goat. As they put it, 9 beet stretch consists of ludwig van beethovens 9th symphony stretched to 24 hours, leading it closer to eternity than ever. Relax, sit a while, and hear beethoven in a brandnew way. Douglas gordons tv installation at sfmoma san francisco. The stretch effectively allows us to listen to beethovens 9th for a duration of 24 hours without distorting the pitch. Leif inge 9 beet stretch interview vignette by table of. March music moderne the southeast examiner of portland oregon. Since i did the initial mac os x port, ive had very, very sporadic communications with the author nasca octavian paul about it. And leif inge says this about the immediate future of 9beetstretch. The result is a remarkable remaking of beethoven as massive soundscape. The 24 hour soundscape is called 9 beet stretch and was originally created as.
This essay offers a critical analysis of leif inges sound installation 9 beet stretch, exploring the pieces complex relations both to its musical source a. Leif inge this project consists of ludwig van beethovens 9th symphony stretched to 24 hours, leading it closer to eternity than ever. New paulstretch os x build as software projects go, paulstretch is rather a shadowy enigma. Sound artist and composer leif inge created 9 beet stretch by using digital tools to stretch a recording of beethovens ninth symphony so that it takes twentyfour hours to unfold. Inge has taken beethovens ninth symphony and slowed it down so that it takes a full 24 hours to hear it. A daylong ninth effects an outright metabolic shift in the process of listening. You can download that jurassic park stretch for free here. Leif inge 9 beet stretch interview vignette by table of the elements published on 20150822t18.
Inspired by leif inges 9 beet stretch, which stretches beethovens 9th symphony to 24 hours in length, 9 beet superstretch slows the music down by another multiple of 24, to 24 days, or 576 hours. Inge, with the help of bill schottstaedt, has remarkably slowed down beethovens ninth symphony to a glaciers pace. Movement i, part i from leif inge s 9 beet stretch and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Norwegian conceptual artist leif inge has used stateoftheart software to realize a project which up until now has been only fantasized about by sound practitioners. Leif inge 9 beet stretch interview vignette by table. Since i did the initial mac os x port, ive had very, very sporadic communications with the. Leif inge of norway has managed to surprise me beyond reason and beyond oblivion, punched me in my dumbstruck musical face, widened my frames of reference by several unnamed entities of space and rendered me days and days of meditation and eerie insights into my spirit simply by letting beethoven soar away for 24 hours instead of the usual one hour plus of the ninth. In 2002, the scandinavian artist leif inge stretched out the recording of a beethoven symphony to last 24 hours without altering the timbre of the. Leif inge elongated a preexisting recording of beethovens ninth symphony, using computer software to stretch the piece to fit 24 hours. Listen free to leif inge 9 beet stretch 9 beet stretch. Jan 11, 2020 in 2002, the scandinavian artist leif inge stretched out the recording of a beethoven symphony to last 24 hours without altering the timbre of the work. From scandinavian sound artist leif inge comes a transcendent soundscape made out of beethovens 9th symphony.
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