- artist:Fergus Johnston
- featured artist:Emma Coulthard
- region:Western Europe
- release year:2021
- style(s):Electronic, Contemporary
- country:Ireland
- formats:CD (Compact Disc)
- record posted by:Artsada Ltd
- label:RMNMusic
- publisher:Babelscores
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A “planxty” in Irish folk-music was a type of piece usually composed for harp in tribute to the nominee. “Emma Coulthard’s Planxty” (or “Planxty Emma Coulthard” - I can never decide which is the better title and have used both) is a short piece commissioned by Artsada Ltd for Emma Coulthard in 2017. It asks for a glissando headjoint (of the kind developed by flutist Robert Dick) to be used for slide effects. The electronics part, created in the “Kenaxis” software environment, is derived from pre-recorded samples of Emma Coulthard’s playing, manipulated using delay, granular synthesis, and distortion of pitch and timbre. The piece is simply a set of variations on a theme, heard at the outset, derived from the letters of Emma Coulthard’s name mapped onto a chromatic scale.