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The piece uses flexible formal structures and controlled improvisation. This flexibility allows the performer to shape the form and content of the resultant work. During the performance, the computer records and manipulates the performer’s input and uses these materials to accompany or disrupt the later sections of the work. The piece was commissioned by Brandon Bell as part of a 2014 Presser Graduate Music Award from The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.
