{"id":82195,"date":"2022-10-04T09:51:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=82195"},"modified":"2022-10-04T09:51:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:51:41","slug":"coffee-break-swedish-composer-fredrik-gran-writes-cello-music-sensitive-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/10\/04\/coffee-break-swedish-composer-fredrik-gran-writes-cello-music-sensitive-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"COFFEE BREAK | Swedish Composer Fredrik Gran Writes Cello Music For Sensitive Robots"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image of cello by Ri Butov (CC0C\/Pixabay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Swedish composer Fredrik Gran has been writing music for robots for a few years now. His Cello Concerto No. 1<\/em> (2019) was commissioned by noted Swedish contemporary music ensemble KammarensembleN (SE), and sponsored by the Swedish Arts Council and KUKA Robotics.<\/p>\n

As Gran describes it<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018robot cellist\u2019, a non-human entity at the intersection of performer and instrument, consists of two industrial robotic arms playing a cello. The composition explores the specific and unique playing techniques afforded by this system, underlines the idiomatic potential of the robot cellist and investigates its anthropomorphic characteristics and their scenographic implications. The robot cellist has developed individual playing style and techniques along with a reflexive compositional perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project is ongoing, and Gran recently posted a video demonstrating the robot cellist’s capabilities. You can judge its talents for yourself.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Fredrik Gran (@frdrkgrn)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n