Serban NichiforComposer, Interpreter, Teacher

Roumania, Bucarest

About the artist

http://www.voxnovus.com/composer/Serban_Nichifor.htm

Born: August 25, 1954, in Bucharest, Romania

Married to Liana Alexandra, composer: http://www.free-scores.com/partitions_gratuites_lianaalexandra.htm#

Studies

National University of Music, Bucharest, Doctor in MusicologyTheology Faculty, University of BucharestInternational courses of composition at Darmstadt, Weimar, Breukelen and MunchenUSIA Stipendium (USA)

Present Position

Professor at the National University of Music, Bucharest (Chamber Music Department);Member of UCMR (Romania), SABAM (Belgium), ECPMN (Holland)Vice-president of the ROMANIA-BELGIUM AssociationCellist of the Duo INTERMEDIA and co-director of the NUOVA MUSICA CONSONANTE-LIVING MUSICFOUNDATION INC.(U.S.A) Festival, with Liana ALEXANDRA

Selected Works

OPERA, ... (more online)Qualification: PROFESSOR DOCTOR IN COMPOSITION AND MUSICOLOGYAssociate: SABAM - IPI code of the artist : I-000391194-0Artist page : www.free-scores.com/Download-PDF-Sheet-Music-serbannichifor.htm

About the piece

Title: PASSAGES [computer music]Composer: Nichifor, SerbanCopyright: Copyright © Serban NichiforPublisher: Nichifor, SerbanInstrumentation: ElectroacousticStyle: Modern classical

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First added the : 2016-09-09 Last update : 2016-09-09 16:41:16

SERBAN NICHIFOR

PASSAGESComputer Music

September 3, 2010

Copyright © by Serban Nichifor (SABAM and UCMR-ADA)

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Serban Nichifor: PASSAGES (3-IX-2009)

Original microtonal computer music composed in September 2010.

Principal Scale: 7/6 3/2 2/1 5/4 35/24 15/8 25/16 175/96 125/64 (Bluesy minor chord repeated at major third)

Principal Midi Instruments used: 009=Celesta013=Marimba 015=Tubular Bells 016=Dulcimer069=Oboe112=Shenai116=Woodblock

Software used:- Fractal Tune Smithy 2.21 http://www.tunesmithy.co.uk

SAMPLES 01-33 IN FREE COMBINATIONS

01.) Bluesy minor chord repeated at major third; Musical Seed: 0 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 0 ; 0.567 0.216 0.073 0.082 1.766 0.624 0.091 0.079 0.083 1.691

02.) Bluesy minor chord; Musical Seed: -1 0 1 0 -1 -2 2 1 0 -3 -2 -1 ; 0.697 0.077 0.136 0.326 0.34 0.397 0.505 0.766 0.868 1.081 1.206 1.158

03.) eleven limit pentatonic; Musical Seed: 0 3 2 0 9 8 0 5 4 0 04.) Observed south Pacific pentatonic xylophone tuning; Musical Seed: 0

3 2 05.) Equal Temperament (Arp. Pentatonic); Musical Seed: 0 1 2 4 8 06.) non oct - 6/5 7/5 9/5 7/4 11/7; Musical Seed: 0 1 2 0 6 0 07.) Major chord; Musical Seed: 0 5 4 7 6 5 6 7 6 5 2 3 4 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 4

2 3 1 2 1 0 ; 0.933 0.885 1.682 0.299 0.246 0.278 0.276 0.294 0.303 0.293 0.323 0.705 0.687 0.93 0.183 0.296 0.241 0.244 0.386 0.344 0.324 0.34 0.363 0.406 0.703 0.229 0.308 0.59 1.55

08.) Just temperament twelve tone (M); Musical Seed: 0 1 2 0 6 0 09.) Just temperament twelve tone (M); Musical Seed: 0 1 2 3 4 -5 4 3 2 1 0 10.) seven limit slendro; Musical Seeed: 0 1 2 3 5 8 7 6 5 ; 0.644 0.201

0.148 0.226 0.596 0.593 0.75 0.84 1.425 11.) Woodstock windchimes [p10]; Musical Seed: 0 1 2 5 -1 4 0 5 6 7 -1 6

5 1 4 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 3 5 0 4 ; 0.358 0.181 0.074 0.49 0.036 0.267 0.035 0.328 0.116 0.214 0.081 0.141 0.125 0.037 0.099 0.17 0.268 0.171 0.236 0.28 0.226 0.039 0.439 0.42 0.04 0.894

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12.) Pythagorean twelve tone (M)(Arp. Pentatonic); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

13.) Mandelbaum's 5-limit 19-tone scale (Arp. Fourteen out of 19); Musical Seed: 0 3 2

14.) 31-tone equal temperament (Arp. Genus primum); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

15.) 22-tone equal temperament (Arp. Septimal Minor Pentatonic); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

16.) 22-tone equal temperament (Arp. Consonant Whole-Tone); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

17.) 15-tone equal temperament (Arp. Fifteen-tone Harmonic Minor); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

18.) 15-tone equal temperament (Arp. Follow scale); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

19.) Pygmie scale; Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

20.) Pygmie scale (Arp. Alternate notes); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

21.) Pygmie scale (Arp. 0 1 -2); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

22.) Pygmie scale (Arp. Safi al-Din's maqam Nawa); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

23.) Pygmie scale (Arp. al-Kindi's mode); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

24.) Pygmie scale (Arp. Slendro Alit); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

25.) Pygmie scale (Arp. Genus primum); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

26.) Indian Shruti scale (Arp. Raga Vibhas (marva)); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

27.) Indian Shruti scale (Arp. Raga Deskar); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

28.) Indian Shruti scale (Arp. Raga Suddha Malhar); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

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29.) Fibonacci tonescape - scale ignored ## Indian Shruti scale (Arp. Raga Takka); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

30.) Fibonacci tonescape - scale ignored ## Indian Shruti scale (Arp. Follow scale); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

31.) "In tune" harmonics for trumpet (Arp. Follow scale); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

32.) Modern Indian Gamut - ragas (Arp. Raga Hari Nata, Genus secundum); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

33.) David Canright's 7 limit twelve tone (Arp. Raga Lavangi); Musical Seed: -1 5 4 3 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 3 0 2 -1 ; 0.034 0.302 0.41 0.034 0.267 0.37 0.036 0.252 0.348 0.035 0.305 0.391 0.037 0.724 0.748

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