Event Horizon III
Event Horizon is a series of compositions for computer generated tape and solo instrument, in which Orlando Legname has applied his theory in a practical way. Event Horizon III, for clarinet and tape, was composed as a request of clarinetist Esther Lamneck, who participated in the composition process very actively.
The computer generated tape uses a technique called granular synthesis, in which very small "grains" of waveforms are developed to construct the sounds. In addition, complex sounds are created with changing harmonics that blend with unique clarinet articulations and multiphonic textures. The form includes a cadenza in the middle, where the virtuosity and extended techniques of Dr. Lamneck are explored.