The word "Tessitura" comes from the italian 'Tessiture' or 'Texture' and is defined as the sonic range of a singers voice in terms of pitch and timbre.
The Tessitura project has been an exploration in visualising the human voice in real time through bespoke audio analysis and visualisation software. The research culminated in a collaboration with the formidable vocal group; The King's Singers to celebrate their 50th anniversary as well as the history and boundless expression of the sung voice. This collaboration took the form of a one off performance in London that directly translated the sound of each of the singers' voices into generative visualisations projected onto holographic gauze in front of them.
Here is a sample of some of the visualisations for different pieces and photos from the event.
Still frame from "Henry VI Prayer" - Henry Ley
Still frame from "Be Not Afeard" - John Rutter
Still frame from "The Lamb" - John Tavener
Still frame from "It's a New World" - Harold Arlen, arr. Richard Rodney Bennett
Still frame from "Viri Galilei" - William Byrd
Still frame from "O Lord, Thy Servant" - William Byrd
Selected Works
Museum of the FutureProject type
Realtime Sound VisualisationsProject type
Soundscaper OSCProject type
Covariant FlowProject type
Audio AnalyserTool
Rolls-Royce ToolProject type
Nura Profile DesignerProject type
IBM ThinkProject type
Augmented ArchitectureProject type
Rolls-Royce - Ad InfinitumCorporate Installation
Sennheiser - AMBEO Lab - XRinteraction design
Microsoft - Adaptive CognitionInstallation
GitexInstallation Software
LululemonInteractive Installation
Nura - Hearing ProfileGenerative Branding
Contact: Augmented AcousticsInteraction Design
SanctumWebGL
TessituraProject type
Celestial BodyProject type
ROLI - R&DProject type
Spatial MusicResearch
Arup - BallsProject type
TempInstallation
Arcsoc Pavillioninstallation
MA ArchitectureProject type
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