43:
227:
Burtner created and developed the
Metasaxophone in 1999. The Metasax, an acoustic tenor saxophone retrofitted with an onboard computer microprocessor, and an array of sensors that convert performance data into independent continuous control messages for a computer. It is also with a unique
218:
There are many works by
Burtner, including music and sound art for instrumental ensembles, digital sound and multimedia, as well as pieces that he performs on the Metasax. Excerpts of his music can be heard in the "Listening Room" on his website. They are also available on several published
210:
Burtner is currently
Professor of composition and computer music at the University of Virginia where he is Associate Director of the VCCM Computer Music Center and the Chair of the University of Virginia's Music Department. He was an Invited Researcher at
179:
Born into a fishing family, Burtner heard music in the ice and snow melting as well as other nature sounds. Once into grade school, he began learning the saxophone, playing in jazz bands, school bands and performance groups throughout his young years.
251:
Burtner's instrumental and electroacoustic music draws environment into the musical structure, and attempts to decentralize human notions of time and form, searching for more universal, ecology-centered forms.
228:
microphone system allowing for detailed control of the amplified sound. While maintaining full acoustic functionality, the metasax is a versatile computer controller and an electric instrument.
248:, Keller and others). The data from nature may be audio information from wind or ocean waves, or it may be some measurable parameter such as temperature, geological change, etc.
236:
Musical
Ecoacoustics is an approach to embedding environmental systems into musical and performative structures using new technologies. It draws on techniques of sonification,
215:/Centre Pompidou in Paris in 2005, an Artist in Residence at the Cite International des Arts in Paris, as well as Composer-in-Residence at Musikene in San Sebastian, Spain.
472:
482:
477:
462:
457:
71:
51:
144:
399:
452:
183:
In college, he studied philosophy, composition, saxophone and computer music at St. Johns
College, Tulane University (BFA 1993),
125:
467:
270:"Ukiuq Tulugaq (Winter Raven)" (1998–2002) for mixed ensemble, computer surround sound, voice, theater, dance/movement, video
97:
326:"That which is bodiless is reflected in bodies" (2004) for Tibetan bowl and 8-channel computer-generated surround sound
104:
200:
75:
67:
267:"Windcombs/Imaq" (2005) for mixed instrumental ensemble, computer sound, video, dance/movement, voices and theater
111:
264:"Kuik" (2003–2006) for voices, percussion, computer sound, dance/movement, theater, video and interactive media
56:
171:. His most recent work at the University of Virginia includes MICE, the mobile interactive computer ensemble.
93:
60:
447:
290:"Polyrhythmicana" (2002) for flute, cello, guitar, percussion and 4-channel computer-generated click track
442:
245:
284:"Prismic Generations" (2004) for struck and bowed pitched instruments, computer sound and video
204:
31:
118:
311:"Ricercare" (1991: earliest published composition) for violin scordatura and large bass drum
237:
82:
403:
320:
184:
161:
436:
165:
427:
188:
299:"Signal Ruins" (2000) for piano, bass drums, noise generators and computer sound
241:
196:
30:"Burtner" redirects here. For the location in the eastern United States, see
305:"Incantation S4-X" (1998) for saxophone quartet and computer-generated sound
278:"Pulling in the Light" (2006) for mandolin, Yup'ik drum and mixed ensemble
168:
296:"Animus/Anima" (2001) for voice, extended resonators and computer sound
17:
293:"Snowprints" (2001) for flute, cello, piano, snow, and computer sound
191:, the Peabody Institute of JHU (MM 1997), and Stanford University's
308:"Sikuigvik (the time of ice melting)" (1997) for piano and ensemble
212:
192:
81:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
36:
287:"Broken Drum" (2003) for automobile brake drum and computer
195:(DMA 2002). At Stanford he studied and worked closely with
381:
302:"Portals of Distortion" (1999) for nine tenor saxophones
281:"Windprints" (2005) for Chinese Sheng and mixed ensemble
335:"Mists" (1995) for computer noise generators and stones
319:"Spectral for 0" and "Spectral for 60" (2006) for
261:Electroacoustic theater and new media opera:
8:
400:"Metasaxophone Systems: Home of the Metasax"
332:"Fern" (1997) for computer-generated sound
74:about living persons that is unsourced or
145:Learn how and when to remove this message
473:People from Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
373:
329:"Glass Phase" (1999) for polyrhythmicon
7:
483:21st-century American male musicians
25:
41:
478:21st-century American inventors
463:American experimental musicians
458:21st-century American composers
428:Matthew Burtner at Arcane Candy
1:
340:Metasaxophone compositions:
240:and soundscape composition (
52:biography of a living person
275:Instrumental compositions:
79:must be removed immediately
499:
316:Computer music sound art:
29:
453:American male composers
361:"Incantation S4" (1997)
66:Please help by adding
468:Musicians from Alaska
358:"Split Voices" (1998)
355:"Noisegate 67" (1999)
164:) is a contemporary
72:Contentious material
352:"S-Trance-S" (2001)
349:"S-Morphe-S" (2002)
346:"Endprint" (2004)
205:Brian Ferneyhough
155:
154:
147:
129:
94:"Matthew Burtner"
55:needs additional
32:Burtner, Maryland
27:American composer
16:(Redirected from
490:
415:
414:
412:
411:
402:. Archived from
396:
390:
389:
378:
343:"SXrAtch" (2006)
238:acoustic ecology
207:and Jon Berger.
150:
143:
139:
136:
130:
128:
87:
68:reliable sources
45:
44:
37:
21:
498:
497:
493:
492:
491:
489:
488:
487:
433:
432:
424:
419:
418:
409:
407:
398:
397:
393:
380:
379:
375:
370:
258:
234:
225:
201:Jonathan Harvey
177:
158:Matthew Burtner
151:
140:
134:
131:
88:
86:
65:
46:
42:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
496:
494:
486:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
435:
434:
431:
430:
423:
422:External links
420:
417:
416:
391:
372:
371:
369:
366:
365:
364:
363:
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
347:
344:
338:
337:
336:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:polyrhythmicon
314:
313:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
282:
279:
273:
272:
271:
268:
265:
257:
254:
233:
230:
224:
221:
185:Iannis Xenakis
176:
175:Life and music
173:
162:Naknek, Alaska
153:
152:
76:poorly sourced
49:
47:
40:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
495:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
449:
448:Living people
446:
444:
441:
440:
438:
429:
426:
425:
421:
406:on 2006-09-16
405:
401:
395:
392:
387:
383:
377:
374:
367:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
345:
342:
341:
339:
334:
331:
328:
325:
322:
318:
317:
315:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
276:
274:
269:
266:
263:
262:
260:
259:
255:
253:
249:
247:
243:
239:
231:
229:
222:
220:
216:
214:
208:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
181:
174:
172:
170:
167:
163:
159:
149:
146:
138:
135:November 2010
127:
124:
120:
117:
113:
110:
106:
103:
99:
96: –
95:
91:
90:Find sources:
84:
80:
77:
73:
69:
63:
62:
58:
53:
48:
39:
38:
33:
19:
408:. Retrieved
404:the original
394:
385:
376:
250:
235:
232:Ecoacoustics
226:
219:recordings.
217:
209:
189:UPIC Studios
182:
178:
160:(born 1970,
157:
156:
141:
132:
122:
115:
108:
101:
89:
78:
61:verification
54:
443:1970 births
386:burtner.net
197:Max Mathews
437:Categories
410:2006-09-28
368:References
323:and nWinds
246:Westerkamp
105:newspapers
57:citations
169:composer
166:American
83:libelous
223:Metasax
119:scholar
18:Burtner
382:"Home"
121:
114:
107:
100:
92:
256:Works
242:Truax
213:IRCAM
193:CCRMA
126:JSTOR
112:books
50:This
98:news
59:for
187:'s
439::
384:.
244:,
203:,
199:,
70:.
413:.
388:.
148:)
142:(
137:)
133:(
123:·
116:·
109:·
102:·
85:.
64:.
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.