> 6. the chorus commented on the action, not being able to change it.
Definitely a major characteristic.
> 2. each part of the play should be homogeneous (II.1) in its sound.
Agree.
> 3. the movement of the chorus (II.4) may be represented by determining
>the stereo position of the sound by the same means the choice of sound is
>determined (I.1), thus each 'event' would have the following information:
>stage, sound number, stereo position.
I don't know if this has been discussed but I was wondering if you've
thought about giving the cyberchor a virtual presence on the stages (in
addition to the audio)? Maybe some kind of different extension of the
light cones or gobos. A physical representation may have an even greater
impact on the audience.
> 4. since we should avoid having a mixture of sounds (I.3), i thought
>about which sound would better represent the idea of the original chorus.
>my first idea was to have spoken verses of the odyssey in greek. this had
>the advantage of being true to the original and of including the greek
>language on the play, but it was a bit too simple (direct?). then i
>remembered this guys were _singing_. my idea is that a number of short solo
>vocal pieces can be composed. each would be from one word to a verse in
>length. each of this vocal pieces would then be recorded and put in the
>database. by using this sounds we have the chorus sing (II.5); we can make
>each part homogeneous (III.2) by using one kind of voice for each part
>(soprano, contralto, baritono, bass, etc.); we're being true to the
>original (the cyberchor will sound like a contemporary *choral*
>composition, with recorded voices coming from different places in the
>world); and we'll be using greek!
Great idea! Since very few people would understand spoken Greek anyway
using short solo vocal pieces and turning it into, as you say, a
contemporary *choral* would work beautifully.
> 5. if everybody agrees on this idea, i would like to write the pieces,
>or a group of composers (one for each part?) may do it. when everything's
>written, the recordings can be made in Buenos Ayres (one of our partners
>here is the Catholic University, which has one of the best music schools in
>Argentina), or in other countries.
Excellent! Original compositions are the way to go.
Santiago, how about posting some portions of your compositions on your website?
>well, that's it. hope you like the idea. a decision should be taken as soon
>as possible, as the writing and recording of this things will take some
>time.
>
>hope the weather gets better for you in the northern cone.
>
As I write this the wind is howling and the snow is coming down...that's
all right though. I can get my skis out.
Best,
Lee