All Outputs (62)

Steps towards a communicative build methodology (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Paper presented at the University of Salford Festival of Research, July 2020.

Responses to insects recorded on the Costa Blanca (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Brissenden, P., Williams, A., Wise, T., & Dyroy, E. (2020, July). Responses to insects recorded on the Costa Blanca. Presented at Festival of Research 2020, University of Salford

This piece was commissioned as part of a collaboration between the Adelphi Contemporary Music Group here at the University of Salford, and the Beauty and the Beasts; Falling in love with Insects exhibition at the Manchester Museum. This project is pa... Read More about Responses to insects recorded on the Costa Blanca.

Early Prototypes and Analysis of Design Criteria - Context 1 (2019)
Data

This critical commentary provides essential context to the design project as a whole. It documents the findings from the very first prototyping exercises and the analysis that shaped the design criteria.

Prototype 5 - Three 2d images and a 3d rendering (2019)
Data

Design files for Prototype 5 (2015), from which CNC, and 3d printing files were generated.

Three images taken from the 3d rendering which shows the detail of the design through all areas. The full 3d rendering is the final file in this set.

Project Trinity - 11/05/18 (2019)
Digital Artefact

Footage captured from Project Trinity, May 11th, 2018.

Adam Hart (Technology) Phil Brissenden (Raph).

Project Trinity is a series of audiovisual events organised by Nicole Lane, a Salford University graduate which raises funds for homeless char... Read More about Project Trinity - 11/05/18.

CNC Preparation (2019)
Data

Pdf file which provides a key to all of the .dxf files at all the different wood thicknesses generated for CNC presentation.

Pdf files which show the type of preparation needed from the full 3d rendering -
Individual files for each wood thickness... Read More about CNC Preparation.

Commission of Prototype 5 and Preparatory Work - Context 2 (2019)
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This critical commentary details the commissioning of prototype 5 (made in collaboration with luthier Alec Anness) and the preparation work undertaken for this build.

Prototype 5 - Critical Commentary (2019)
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Critical commentary detailing the prototype 5 build.

Prototype 6 - Critical Commentary (2019)
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Critical commentary detailing the prototype 6 planning.

First Design Experiments in 3d Printing (2019)
Data

First design experiments in 3d printing, 2016. This 3d printed music stand folds into an A4 book size, and opens into 2 A4 sized stands. The stands are stable enough to hold heavy books, or a tablet for screen reading.

This design demonstrated tha... Read More about First Design Experiments in 3d Printing.

Designing Notation from Screen (2019)
Data

Development of the three line Raph notation system necessitated a change to screen reading, with page turns achieved through a pedal. The density of the notation renders reading from printed format difficult.

This ensemble performance was a develo... Read More about Designing Notation from Screen.

Build Manuals (2019)
Data

Pdf build manuals for prototype 5; the first file provides 1:1 paper prints of each individual part, the second file provides description and method.

Performance, composition and arranging for the reverse action piano harp - 300 word statement (2019)
Other
Brissenden, P. (2019). Performance, composition and arranging for the reverse action piano harp - 300 word statement. Salford, UK

Salud D'Amour - Elgar (Arr: Brissenden for solo Raph) (2019)
Data

An arrangement of Elgar's Salud D'Amour for solo Raph. This arrangement uses two stave notation, melody (tremolo) on the string face and lower stave left hand on the keyboard. A performance recording accompanies this score within this collection.

Critical Commentary: Performance, Composition and Arranging for the Reverse Action Piano Harp 2014-2019 (2019)
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This critical commentary details the elements of this collection and analyses the exploration that took place within each component.

Salud D'Amour - Elgar (Arr: Brissenden for solo Raph - Performance Recording) (2019)
Data

This performance recording accompanies the notated arrangement of the Elgar's Salud D'Amour for solo Raph.

Bach’s Fantasie (Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV- 827) Arr- Brissenden - Performance Recordings (2019)
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Two alternative performances of Bach’s Fantasie (Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV- 827) Arr- Brissenden, performed with varying levels of tremolo in different sections.

Hoe Down - Copeland, from Rodeo (Arr: Brissenden for violin and Raph) (2019)
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An arrangement of Copeland's Hoe Down from the ballet Rodeo arranged for violin and Raph. Performed in the Spring of 2017.

Nocturne (Version I) (2019)
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The first of two studies written to explore the advanced performance capability of the Raph. Notated using two staves.

Nocturne (Version 2) (2019)
Data

The first of two studies written to explore the performance capability of the Raph from an advanced perspective. The piece was composed in the Autumn of 2017 and re-arranged into the final three stave rendering in January of 2018.