Takayuki Rai

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'I am a composer of instrumental and computer music. After completing my composition studies in Tokyo (a long time ago!), I started working in the Netherlands on computer music, especially real-time sound synthesis techniques and interactive computer music. Since 1991 I have realized various pieces for instruments and live computer systems using Max/ISPW and later Max/MSP. I am also involved in creating interactive multimedia art using a new, specially developed software called 'DIPS' (Digital Image Processing with Sound), of which I have been the project supervisor since 2000. After teaching computer music at Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo for 15 years, I arrived here in Lancaster in the new year of 2006 and started working with students and computers on a whole new adventure.'

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Work List

• Horizontal Stillness, for electroacoustic, 10' (2009)
• Active Figuration, for vl and computer, 13' (2009)
• Time Flows, for fl./alto-fl, guitar, percussion and computer, 13' (2007)
• Labyrinth, for tape, 10' (2004)
• Façade, for guitar and computer, 11' (2003)
• Lucent Aquarelle, for harp and computer, 12' (2001). A video recording of this work is included on the DVD accompanying Computer Music Journal, 28, no. 4 (2004)
• Mirage, for 17-stringed koto and computer, 8' (2000)
• Transfiguration, for clarinet and computer with or without interactive multimedia computer system, 10' (1999, rev. 2002)
• Impulse, for percussion and computer, 20' (1997, rev. 2004)
• Seven Refractions, for flute and computer, 14' (1995, rev. 2003). Available on Takayuki Rai, Kinetic Figuration (1998), Digital Art Creation, JP (DAC-1210); and Lars Graugaard (2001), Classico, DK (CLASSCD342)
• Kinetic Figuration, for MIDI piano, VP-1 synthesizer and IRCAM Signal Processing Workstations, 16' (1994, rev. 2000). Available on Takayuki Rai, Kinetic Figuration (1998), Digital Art Creation, JP (DAC-1210)
• Static Sequence, for solo violin and 8 instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass), 8' (1993)
• Meteor, for harp solo, in memory of Dr.Mori, 9' (1993)
• Three Unknown Spaces, for Gamelan instruments (bonang barung, gender panerus, saron peking, saron barung, saron demung, kenongs, kempuls, gongs) and tape, 14' (Donemus, NL: 1993)
• From Three Unknown Spaces, for tape, 14'
• Three Inventions, for soprano sax, double bass, piano, harp and computer, 14' (1992). Available on CDCM Computer Music Series, 21 'ICMA Award' (CD release 1995), Centaur, US (CRC2255)
• Style, for string quartet, 11' (Donemus, NL: 1991)
• Broken White, for 8 instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, cello and piano), 10' (Donemus, NL: 1990)
• Sparkle, for bass clarinet and tape, 11' (Donemus, NL: 1989). Available on Chrysopee Electronique -Bourges Opus 30 1984-1999 (2000), IMEB, FR (LDC2781115) and Musica nova: musiana95 (1995), Olufsen Records, DK (CLASSCD139)
• Four Inventions, for piano and computer, 15' (1988, rev. 1996 for NeXT and ISPW). Available on Takayuki Rai, Kinetic Figuration (1998), Digital Art Creation, JP (DAC-1210); and Cultures Electroniques, 4 (1989), Le Chant du Monde (LDC278050)
• Recursive Figuration, for 6 cellos, 8' (Donemus, NL: 1987)
• Five Inventions Accompanied by Computers, for clarinet, cello and piano, 15' (1986). Available on Computer Music Currents, 8 (1992), Wergo (WER2028-2/282 028-2)
• Friction, for alto flute, clarinet, piano and harp, 9' (Donemus, NL: 1986)
• Transparency, for harp and tape, 8' (Donemus, NL: 1984). Available on Takayuki Rai, Kinetic Figuration (1998), Digital Art Creation, JP (DAC-1210); Musica nova: musiana95 (1995), Olufsen Records, DK (CLASSCD139); and Cultures Electroniques (1986), Le Chant du Monde (LDC278043)
• Junction, for alto flute, violin, cello and harp, 7' (Donemus, NL: 1983)
• Solidity: The transformation of my internal dialogue, for 10 instruments (oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano and harp), 8' (Donemus, NL: 1983)
• Pain, for 2 computers (tape), 11' (1983)
• Isolation, for bass clarinet and tape, 11' (Donemus, NL: 1980; also published in the Music Art Magazine, Japan). A version for 3 bass clarinets is also available

Keywords

• Music
• Music technology