Kjell Tore Innervik: The quartertone marimba

Field of study: Artistic Research

The aim of the project is to develop a full range quartertone marimba within an equally tempered scale. This includes to

• develop instrumental technique
• develop notation
• develop repertoire

- and present a concert with works commissioned for the new instrument.

Documentation

The project is titled The Quartertone Marimba.

Artistic result

The artistic result was presented in the Lindeman Hall at NMH 26 February 2007, with the following programme:

• Improvisation, together with the pianist Misha Alperin
• Ragnhild Berstad: Con Vitri (modus Il)
• David Bratlie: Microwaves
• Bjørn Fongaard: Piece for Quartertone Instrument
• Ivar Frounberg: Waves and velocities of dawn and dusk
• "En slags kollegablues07", together with the saxophone player Morten Halle
• Peter Tornquist: Q/Carving
• Rob Waring: Jalan Panta i Sari, together with the percussionist Håkon Stene James Wood: Elanga N’Kake singing to his craft

Written documentation

Innervik has submitted a written presentation of 70 pages, as well as recordings, photos, video, text and score examples.

The project documentation is available in the Research Catalogue.