0.1. 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.

Key words: Performance, Composition, New instruments and interfaces, Audience engagement, 3D Printing, Design

Teacher: René van Munster

Supervisor: Graham Flett

Mentor: Renee Jonker

Coach: Marco Uzunovski

0.2. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rafaele Andrade [3] [Brazil, 1994] is a music pioneer in the field of applied experimental music. With a background in Conducting, Composition, Production, Cello, Programming, 3D printing and Sonology, she develops artworks merging these crossovers into innovative practices with technology, social inclusion, sustainability & fair music distribution. She is a member of Netherlands coding Live (Netherlands), Instrument inventors initiative (Netherlands) and the creator of Knurl, an interactive music instrument, sharing control of the artistic experience between audience and performer.