Lasso and Corral: Variations on an Ill-Formed Meter

Click-track software instructions

dan trueman

 

  1. download and unzip this file (should unzip automatically, but if not just double-click on it).
  2. move the entire folder into your Applications folder
  3. open the Terminal application (in the Applications/Utilities folder)
  4. in the Terminal window, type: cd /Applications/LassoCorral_dist
  5. then hit return and type: ./[yourinstrumentnamehere]
    1. so, ./violin, ./piano, or ./bassclarinet
  6. after hitting return, you should see some text appear in the terminal window, and then another window open. This will all take about 30 seconds. If all goes well, youÕll see something sorta like this.

 

Ignore the controls at the bottom of the window; you wonÕt need them. Hitting the space bar will start the click, and you should hear a pitched click and see the green spoke begin to rotate clockwise.

 

Some points:

 

  1. the downbeat comes when the green spoke points, uh, down; each cycle is one measure.
  2. spacebar stops/starts click.
  3. right arrow will move forward to the next rehearsal letter.
  4. left arrow will move back to previous rehearsal letter.
  5. there will be a red flash on each downbeat; should be easily visible out of the corner of your eye.
  6. you should be able to see in the Terminal window each bar number as it progresses, and also rehearsal letters as you reach them or cue them with the arrow buttons.
  7. to kill the program, hit control-C while in the Terminal.
  8. for practicing purposes, you can just hit the spacebar to stop/start and use the arrows to move around the piece. When we rehearse together, I will control all this over the network with a footpedal.
  9. youÕll definitely want to hear this through something bigger than the built-in laptop speakers (weÕll work out how to handle this when we rehearse/perform)

 

and if youÕve made it this far and everything actually works, I am seriously stoked! Funfunfun!!!

 

 

if this DOES NOT work and you just want to listen to the click to practice, you can download this Quicktime movie. it does not have the visual component, but it has chapters for each rehearsal letter so you can move around through the piece and get used to the time warping in the various sections. should be playable on Windows or Mac with Quicktime Player.

 

 

Parts (pdf files):

  1. violin
  2. hardanger
  3. bass clarinet
  4. piano

 

mp3 mockup of the piece

recording of a recent performance (at Banglewood) coming soon

 

technical rider for Lasso and Corral.