New Music by Karlheinz Essl

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Dedicated to Jörg Duit and his festival INTONAZIONE. Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded in September 2019 on the Island of Elba, Italy: 1) Piazza del Popolo in Rio nell'Elba 2) the Elba Rally witnessed from afar 3) breaking of waves at Spiaggia del Cannello 4) a nightly thunderstorm i...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded on September 2018 and September 2019 in Salò, Italy: 1) inside the ancient dome 2) at the pier 3) standing in the middle of the pedestrian zone 4) sitting at the bar of Caffé Vassalli Info: http://www.essl.at/works/HEAD.html

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between Aug 23rd and 24th, 2019 in the South of France: 1) horse feeding in the Camargue 2) sunrise near Saintes-Maries-de-la-mer with blackbirds 3) street restaurant at Aigues-Mortes in the evening 4) pedestrian zone in Montpellier with music boxes

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on April 27th, 2019 in Hamburg, Germany: 1) Elbe shore vis-à-vis Landungsbrücken 2) public park "Planten un Bloemen" 3) Radisson Blu hotel with a self-playing Yamaha Disklavier 4) walking through the Kunstgewerbemuseum with harpsichordist Goska Ispho...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded in spring and summer 2019 in Klagenfurt, Austria: 1) early morning at Lake Wörth, 2) skater at Neuer Platz close to the Lindworm fountain, 3) bakery Wienerroither at the main train station, 4) evening atmosphere in Pörtschach. Part of the work-in-pro...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes with kids, recorded in spring and summer 2019: 1) beach of a small lake near Suchdol (CZ) 2) kids animation room at the South Bohemian Museum in Budweis (CZ) 3) visitor's platform of the so-called "Fire Tower" in Sopron (HU) 4) skating ring at Lake Neusiedl in...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between July 17-18th, 2019 in Linz, Austria: 1) breakfast buffet at Hotel Goldener Adler, 2) nudism beach at a small lake called "Weikerlsee", 3) steel-mill at VÖEST, 4) sound sculpture with mathematicians at Bruckner University. Part of the project...

The first hour of the generative drone scape "Checkin' my Shrutis...", recorded by Karlheinz Essl on July 9th, 2019 at Studio kHz. The entire piece lasts for twelve hours, slowly cycling through a sequence of 25 chords, played on a chromatic Shrutibox and recorded by Karlheinz Essl. For deep listening, meditation and relaxation. Learn more about the creation of this piece: http://www.essl.at/works...

Generative improvisation environment based on Karlheinz Essl's soundscape generator fLOW, created for guitarist Francesco Cuoghi. Premiered during the festival TODAYs MUSIC in Rome on June 21st, 2019 at Biblioteca Sandro Onofri. Info: http://www.essl.at/works/flow-per-sandro.html

Granular de/re/construction of W. A. Mozart's string quintet in g minor (KV 516)performed live by Karlheinz Essl during the dance performance "LamenToys" on May 17th, 2019 at brick-5 in Vienna. The sound was transmitted via a transducer onto the resonance board of a grand piano, the pedal of which being held all the time. Binaural recording with a Sennheiser Ambeo Headset.

Imagine yourself sitting on a carousel and circling around. On your ride, you can hear music from 4 loudspeakers that are mounted at the foot of the carousel. Only those who let their bodies swing round and round will hear, feel, and experience the music composed for this situation. For this occasion, Karlheinz Essl has created a swirling sound environment based on his composition „Kalimba” for to...

Listen with headphones in order to enjoy the 3D sound! Feature by composer Karlheinz Essl and poet Erwin Uhrmann about the City of Graz, Austria. Based on binaural soundscape recorded in various places of this beautiful and vivid town. Part of the work-in-progress H.E.A.D. (Hearing Entirely Ambient Domains) http://www.essl.at/works/HEAD.html

300 notes in 4 minutes, a brand new composition by Karlheinz Essl, originally scored for piano, played on a vibraphone with the depressed sustain pedal. Score available for free: www.essl.at Although notated solely in quavers, the tempo encompasses a wide range from very slow to extremely fast. Starting with a speed of MM = 50, it gradually accelerates to MM = 400 which equals three “time octaves”...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded in February 2019 in South India: 1) vegetable market in Mysore, 2) a bronze workshop in Thanyavur, 3) morning atmosphere on a houseboat in the backwaters of Allepey, 4) fishermen pulling out a net from the sea near Varkala. Part of the work-in-progre...

300 notes in 4 minutes, a brand new composition by Karlheinz Essl played on a Steinway piano with depressed sustain pedal. Score available for free: http://www.essl.at Although notated solely in quavers, the tempo encompasses a wide range from very slow to extremely fast. Starting with a speed of MM = 50, it gradually accelerates to MM = 400 which equals three “time octaves”, speaking with Karlhei...

Binaural rendering of a live recording - listen with headphones! In "Miles to go", four toy pianists are treated as a single unit, forming a single meta-instrument. They are not merely playing different voices, but contributing to a common sound that they are creating together. The dense and fast hammering at independent tempos creates haunting phasing effects that appear as an aural rendering of...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between December 15-16th, 2018 in Berlin, Germany: 1) a cemetry in Kreuzberg, close to the grave of E.T.A. Hoffmann 2) a ride on the metro line U7 between Südstern and Grenzwall 3) my sound installation AIR BORNE at the Aerodynamic Park of the Humbol...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on December 7th, 2018 in Salzburg, Austria: 1) pedestrian zone Linzer Gasse, 2) horse carts at the Christmas market, 3) rehearsal of a male choir and a brass ensemble at the Salzburg Cathedral 4) silence inside Franziskanerkirche. More information: www...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walks between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on November 27th, 2018 at the collection of mechanical music instruments of the Technical Museum Vienna: 1) demonstration of the Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina player piano, 2) demonstration of a mechanical barrel organ, 3) a quite exhibition space with...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on November 5th, 2018 at the Grand Hall of Konzerthaus Vienna during project "Casino Cage" of the festival WIEN MODERN: 1) audience entering the hall, 2) sounds of the roulette table which was used to determine the sequence of pieces 3) excerpts of L...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walks between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on November 16th, 2018 at the traditional Leopoldimarkt in Klosterneuburg: 1) a verbose merchant selling his cooking knives, 2) distant sounds of the amusement park 3) a rehearsal on the famous Bruckner organ at the monastery 4) the gothic courtyard...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between November 8-9th, 2018 in Mittersill - a small town in Salzburg, Austria where Anton Webern has been shot by an American GI on 15 Sep 1945: 1) my generative sound installation "WebernUhrWerk" played on the main square, surrounded by traffic, 2)...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Live performance by Karlheinz Essl (kalimba, live-electronics) at Norges Musikkhøgskole (Oslo, Norway) on 26 Oct 2018 at the final concert of his masterclass on realtime composition. Ambisonic recording with a SPS-200 microphone rendered to binaural stereo.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between Oct 25th and 27th, 2018 in Oslo, Norway: 1) place in front of the Royal castle, 2) street crossing with lots of trams but nearly no cars in the very center, 3) Glasmagasinet department store, 4) small café "Anne på landet" in the Vigelands pa...

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! ASMR-like generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walks between four binaural soundscapes, recorded by Simon Essl on Oct 6th, 2018 in Klosterneuburg, Austria: 1) morning routine, 2) departure, 3) silence in the forest 4) domestic work.