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the Orbis factor

Catalog of works:

  • Orchestral
    • Crater Lake Fantasy
    • Orchard City: Medford, Oregon 1913
    • Las Ranas de Katanchel
  • Band
    • The Orchard City: Medford, Oregon 1913
    • Labyrinth Moon
    • Chicago Scenes for Band
    • Exoplanet 42
  • Vocal
    • The Lamb
    • There was a time
  • Chamber
    • Chicago Scenes for Brass Quintet
    • Islands
    • Obstacles of Genasha
    • Iodine
    • Beach Party
    • Cinema Chimera for Saxophone Quartet
    • Chrysós Variations
    • Sestina
  • Music for Theater
    • Cues in search of a play
    • Caucasian Chalk Circle
    • Romeo and Juliet
  • Electronic
    • Bouncy Omnis 1
    • the Orbis factor
    • Lazarus Music Box
    • Montes cordillera
    • The Pretzel People
  • Miscellaneous
    • Music for Easter 2013
  • Music for Moving Image
    • The Bullet of Time (2018)
    • A Trip to the Moon (1902)
    • Sky and Stars
    • Salt Lake 114
    • Clouds at the Maloja Pass
    • Rowing '82

the Orbis factor

the Orbis factor was composed at the Northwestern University Computer Music Studio in 1985 using the composer's stochastic algorithm based on the voice-leading in the kyrie of the chant mass "orbis factor".


v1.1 was realized with a Karplus-Strong synthesis algorithm. v1.2 - v1,4 were realized through midi control of a Yamaha DX-7 digital FM synthesizer

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