New Music By Karlheinz Essl

300 notes in 4 minutes, a brand new composition by Karlheinz Essl, originally scored for piano, played on a vibraphone with the depressed sustain pedal. Score available for free: www.essl.at Although notated solely in quavers, the tempo encompasses a wide range from very slow to extremely fast. Starting with a speed of MM = 50, it gradually accelerates to MM = 400 which equals three “time octaves”, speaking with Karlheinz Stockhausen (cf. his famous article ...how time passes... from 1957). A similar transition also happens in the harmonic domain where the range of three octaves (from F to f”) finally collapses into a single pitch (f'): And also in the dynamics, a permanent process of crescendo and diminuendo takes place. Needless to mention, all this processes happen simultaneously at the same time. Despite its strict structure, the piece should be played in a fluent rubato attitude with lots of espressivo. Recorded by Karlheinz Essl on January 17th, 2019 at Studio kHz. Binaural recording - listen with h

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded in February 2019 in South India: 1) vegetable market in Mysore, 2) a bronze workshop in Thanyavur, 3) morning atmosphere on a houseboat in the backwaters of Allepey, 4) fishermen pulling out a net from the sea near Varkala. Part of the work-in-progress H.E.A.D. http://www.essl.at/works/HEAD.html

300 notes in 4 minutes, a brand new composition by Karlheinz Essl played on a Steinway piano with depressed sustain pedal. Score available for free: http://www.essl.at Although notated solely in quavers, the tempo encompasses a wide range from very slow to extremely fast. Starting with a speed of MM = 50, it gradually accelerates to MM = 400 which equals three “time octaves”, speaking with Karlheinz Stockhausen (cf. his famous article ...how time passes... from 1957). A similar transition also happens in the harmonic domain where the range of three octaves (from F to f”) finally collapses into a single pitch (f'): And also in the dynamics, a permanent process of crescendo and diminuendo takes place. Needless to mention, all this processes happen simultaneously at the same time. Despite its strict structure, the piece should be played in a fluent rubato attitude with lots of espressivo. Prpduced by Karlheinz Essl on January 9th, 2019 at Studio kHz. Binaural recording - listen with headphones.

Binaural rendering of a live recording - listen with headphones! In "Miles to go", four toy pianists are treated as a single unit, forming a single meta-instrument. They are not merely playing different voices, but contributing to a common sound that they are creating together. The dense and fast hammering at independent tempos creates haunting phasing effects that appear as an aural rendering of the well-known visual moiré patterns. These hectic and breathless movements evoke moments of stress and unrest but at a certain point, become transformed by the listener to the opposite: a quality of calmness. Finally, another transformation takes place when the percussive attacks are gradually replaced by soft and flowing sounds, which are achieved by stroking and scratching the soundboard with the handle of a percussion mallet. Performed by Isabel Ettenauer, Jennifer Hymer, Stefan Weinzirl, Bernhard Fograscher (toy pianos), conducted by Daniel Moreira on 27 Sep 2014 at Laieszhalle, Hamburg (D) during Non-Piano /

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between December 15-16th, 2018 in Berlin, Germany: 1) a cemetry in Kreuzberg, close to the grave of E.T.A. Hoffmann 2) a ride on the metro line U7 between Südstern and Grenzwall 3) my sound installation AIR BORNE at the Aerodynamic Park of the Humboldt University in Adlershof 4) audience at Volksbühne just before the concert of Irmin Schmidt, the founder of CAN. Dedicated to my friend Jack Hauser for his 60th birthday. http://www.essl.at/works/HEAD.hmtl

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on December 7th, 2018 in Salzburg, Austria: 1) pedestrian zone Linzer Gasse, 2) horse carts at the Christmas market, 3) rehearsal of a male choir and a brass ensemble at the Salzburg Cathedral 4) silence inside Franziskanerkirche. More information: www.essl.at/works/HEAD.html

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Binaural rendering of Karlheinz Essl's sound environment SEELEWASCHEN which was originally composed for an outdoor light installation by the German artist Rainer Gottemeier. Using the sound of one single bell stroke as its basic material, the piece unfolds a rich sonic cosmos by a computer program written in Max/MSP. By using random-controlled algorithms from the composer's Realtime Composition Library (RTC-Lib), the piece is generated in realtime. It can be perceived as a sonic organism which might serve as a source for inspiration and meditation.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walks between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on November 27th, 2018 at the collection of mechanical music instruments of the Technical Museum Vienna: 1) demonstration of the Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina player piano, 2) demonstration of a mechanical barrel organ, 3) a quite exhibition space with the mechanical music instruments, 4) a walk through the museum from the top level down to the exit.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on November 5th, 2018 at the Grand Hall of Konzerthaus Vienna during project "Casino Cage" of the festival WIEN MODERN: 1) audience entering the hall, 2) sounds of the roulette table which was used to determine the sequence of pieces 3) excerpts of Luciano Berio's "Sequenza XIV" for cello solo, performed by Anna Maria Niemiec 4) excerpts of Luciano Berio's "Sequenza VII" for oboe solo, performed by Claire Colombo.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walks between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on November 16th, 2018 at the traditional Leopoldimarkt in Klosterneuburg: 1) a verbose merchant selling his cooking knives, 2) distant sounds of the amusement park 3) a rehearsal on the famous Bruckner organ at the monastery 4) the gothic courtyard with a fountain.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between November 8-9th, 2018 in Mittersill - a small town in Salzburg, Austria where Anton Webern has been shot by an American GI on 15 Sep 1945: 1) my generative sound installation "WebernUhrWerk" played on the main square, surrounded by traffic, 2) the grave of Anton Webern at the cemetery of Mittersill, 3) snuffling cows on a meadow with cow bells, 4) a silent spot on a pasture on top of Mittersill.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Live performance by Karlheinz Essl (kalimba, live-electronics) at Norges Musikkhøgskole (Oslo, Norway) on 26 Oct 2018 at the final concert of his masterclass on realtime composition. Ambisonic recording with a SPS-200 microphone rendered to binaural stereo.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between Oct 25th and 27th, 2018 in Oslo, Norway: 1) place in front of the Royal castle, 2) street crossing with lots of trams but nearly no cars in the very center, 3) Glasmagasinet department store, 4) small café "Anne på landet" in the Vigelands park.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! ASMR-like generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walks between four binaural soundscapes, recorded by Simon Essl on Oct 6th, 2018 in Klosterneuburg, Austria: 1) morning routine, 2) departure, 3) silence in the forest 4) domestic work.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded in September 2018 at Lake Garda, Italy: 1) evening at the lake promenade in Saló with thunder and bells, 2) shore of Garda with anchored sailing boats, 3) beach of Sirmione with members of a Chinese family, 4) fountain in the park of Vittoriale in Gardone. Info: http://www.essl.at/works/HEAD.html

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between May and September 2018 on various European airports: 1) check-in at Terminal 1 of the Vienna International Airport (VIE) 2) entrance hall of the railway station at the Vienna International Airport (VIE) 3) arrival hall of the Henri Coandă International Airport Bucarest (OTP) 4) riding on a conveyor belt between gate C6 and C8 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)

Listen with headphones to enjoy the surround sound! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on 6 Sep 2018 at Manfred Buchinger's restaurant "Alte Schule" in Riedenthal, Austria: 1) kitchen with chef, 2) guests in the garden outside the restaurant, 3) an empty guest room, 4) bathroom.

Binaural recording. Listen with headphones to enjoy the immersive surround sound! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded between February and August 2018: 1) british-portugese small talk at the breakfast terrace of a hotel in Madeira 2) multi-lingual guests at a Chinese restaurant in Vienna 3) art education talk for schoolgirls at Kunsthalle Bremen 4) two elderly Viennese couples at the Lobau making jokes.

Listen with headphones to enjoy the immersive 3D sound! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded in March and April 2018 in Vienna: 1) main hall of the railway station Wien-Meidling 2) a ride on the D tram 3) entrance of the Franz-Josephs-Bahnhof 4) escalator of the metro station U4 Heiligenstadt with a violin player in the background

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded between May and August 2018: 1) unloading a truck at the Danube delta in Romania 2) two luthiers (father and son) building a Braguinha in Funchal, Madeira 3) me preparing breakfast at home 4) a construction site in the outskirts of Vienna where a caterpillar is operating a jackhammer.