Ambrose Field
Encyclopedia
Ambrose Field is a reader and senior lecturer in music
at the University of York
. He also composes
ethereal electronic music
that he has performed around the world.
In 2006 he assembled the first electronic orchestra comprising 50 musicians using laptops, styled the "Worldscape Laptop Orchestra".
He has also instantly remixed bagpipe music sent from Scotland
to York
by broadband
.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
at the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
. He also composes
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
ethereal electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
that he has performed around the world.
In 2006 he assembled the first electronic orchestra comprising 50 musicians using laptops, styled the "Worldscape Laptop Orchestra".
He has also instantly remixed bagpipe music sent from Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
to York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
by broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
.
Works
- Aquaduct Zero
- Geosphere
- Grey Sky Traffic
- Till
- Expanse Hotel (first performed at the ICMC in ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, 1999) - One Hell of a place to lose a cow
- UK weather
- Storm! (on Sargasso RecordsSargasso RecordsSargasso is a London based record label and live events promotion company founded by Daniel Biro.It was established 1993 and integrated into Esfor Limited in 2008. It specialises in mostly avant garde, innovative and contemporary experimental music....
) - Being Dufay, 2009 (choral works by medieval composer Guillaume DufayGuillaume DufayGuillaume Dufay was a Franco-Flemish composer of the early Renaissance. As the central figure in the Burgundian School, he was the most famous and influential composer in Europe in the mid-15th century.-Early life:From the evidence of his will, he was probably born in Beersel, in the vicinity of...
set to electronic music).
Prizes
- Prix Ars ElectronicaPrix Ars ElectronicaThe Prix Ars Electronica is one of the most important yearly prizes in the field of electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music...
honourable mentions; 1997,1998 and 2006 - Electroacoustic tape music without instrument, 2003 Bourges Competition.
- Laureate, 30e Concours International de Musique et d'Art Sonore Electroacoustique (2004)