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  • Abstract
  • About Knurl
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Motivation
  • 1.2. Vision
  • 1.3. Context
  • 1.4. Objectives
  • 1.5. Plannning
  • 2. Designing
  • 2.1. Testing cycles
  • 2.2. Design by value
  • 2.3.1. Communication
  • 2.3.2. Integration
  • 2.3.3. Automation
  • 2.3.4. Representation
  • 3. Playing
  • 3.1. Redesigning my music practice
  • 3.2.1. Concept and design
  • 3.2.2. Physical format
  • 3.2.3. Mapping systems for the Interface
  • 3.2.4. Composing a structure
  • 3.2.5. Building as an integrative performance
  • 4. Conclusion
  • End Notes
  • References
  • Rafaele Andrade
• abstract
  While searching for a way to unify my creative process into an artistic practice, I was led to design a new instrument. This instrument resembles a cello in certain respects but also integrates important values and discussions from the current century, notably Communication, Integration, Representation and Autonomy. My goal has been to use the process of design development of the instrument as research for discovering new ways of practicing music and composing. For this research project, I am testing my 2021 release of the instrument: producing artworks with a diverse range of collaborators and multidisciplinary interactive concerts. At its core, this is a transdisciplinary case study combining instrument design, composition, and performance.
• Rafaele Andrade - A case study of instrument design - 2022
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