The music in this section is derived from previously uploaded original music composition demo, but with some percussion samples added to the original.
This part of the original plan was considered to set up some digital media content: the sensors were set up on the drums and played live, so as to influence the video footage through the live drum playing. However, in practice, we found that the sensitivity of the sensor was too difficult to manipulate in such a sound environment, and was prone to errors during live performance, so we changed this stage to direct percussion.
The percussion samples come from a Chinese national instrument, the demi-drum, which simultaneously produces the sound of a drum being struck, the sound of a bell, and the sound of metal rubbing against metal. In this piece of music, some of these drum samples are added and played live, using the instrumentalist’s walking route as a clue to lead the audience from the corridor into the formal performance venue.
To furthermore, percussion and vocal samples are also used in this piece. The vocal samples originate from the north of China, and this special singing style is called hu mai, which is a special method of singing to achieve the effect of singing in harmony with one person, with a unique ethnic characteristic.
