All Outputs (6)

Towards musical interaction: 'Schismatics' for e-violin and computer (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kanno, M., Hayden, S., Adkins, M., & Isaacs, B. (2011, December). Towards musical interaction: 'Schismatics' for e-violin and computer. Presented at Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2011, Huddersfield, England

This paper discusses the evolution of the Max/MSP patch used in schismatics (2007, rev. 2010) for electric violin (Violectra) and computer, by composer Sam Hayden in collaboration with violinist Mieko Kanno. schismatics involves a standard performanc... Read More about Towards musical interaction: 'Schismatics' for e-violin and computer.

'Cage's Freeman Etudes: Sounding Out' (2009)
Book Chapter
Kanno, M. (2009). 'Cage's Freeman Etudes: Sounding Out'. In J. P. Cancino, M. Andersson, & M. Kanno (Eds.), MetaCage : essays on and around Freeman etudes, Fontana mix, Aria (43-60). Leuven University Press

Aaron Cassidy: 'The Crutch of Memory' for solo violin (2005)
Exhibition / Performance
Kanno, M. Aaron Cassidy: 'The Crutch of Memory' for solo violin. [broadcast]. 18 November 2005

The work is written in prescriptive ‘tabulature’ notation (which specifies the means of execution without identifying the resulting sound) for indeterminate stringed instrument. The work prioritises and foregrounds the physical, choreographic element... Read More about Aaron Cassidy: 'The Crutch of Memory' for solo violin.

'Thoughts on How to Play in Tune: Pitch and Intonation' (2003)
Journal Article
Kanno, M. (2003). 'Thoughts on How to Play in Tune: Pitch and Intonation'. Contemporary Music Review, 22(1-2), 35-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/0749446032000134733

This paper examines the range of intonation practices on the violin over the last two centuries. There are four types of expressive tuning: harmonic, melodic, corrective and colouristic. The development of musical language has created tension between... Read More about 'Thoughts on How to Play in Tune: Pitch and Intonation'.

Andrew Glover : the 'death of angels' for violin and orchestra (2003)
Exhibition / Performance
Kanno, M. (2003). Andrew Glover : the 'death of angels' for violin and orchestra. [broadcast]. 24 January 2003. (Unpublished)

The work, a large-scale three-movement violin concerto lasting 33 minutes, explores the tradition and rhetoric of Romantic violin concerto. The poetic impetus is derived from Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ and each movement is prefaced by lines from the po... Read More about Andrew Glover : the 'death of angels' for violin and orchestra.

James Wood : 'Autumn Voices' for violin and live electronics (2001)
Exhibition / Performance
Kanno, M. (2001). James Wood : 'Autumn Voices' for violin and live electronics. [broadcast]. 30 November 2001. (Unpublished)

The project originated from my PhD research in which I investigated the potential of the violin in contemporary music and identified the collaboration with electronics as one of the critical points. While my PhD focussed on the concepts of timbre in... Read More about James Wood : 'Autumn Voices' for violin and live electronics.