telegraphic- yannis kyriakides (2007)

The six instruments play through close microphones routed into a mixing desk, where their amplification is gated by telegraph keys, one for each instrument/channel.
The keys are inserted at the channel insert and they gate the sound of the channels when de-pressed. This piece is a kind of in memoriam to telegraphy, which officialy came to and end in 2006 when Western Union sent their last telegram.


telegraphic flute cello trombone synth bass clarinet contrabass telegraphic keys (6 players) pulse wave drone amplification commissioned by Champ d' Action (BE) and Slagwerkgroep Den Haag (NL) with funding from the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst. The six instruments play through close microphones routed into a mixing desk, where their amplification is gated by telegraph keys, one for each instrument/channel. The keys are inserted at the channel insert and they gate the sound of the channels when de-pressed. This piece is a kind of in memoriam to telegraphy, which officialy came to and end in 2006 when Western Union sent their last telegram.