'TAROT'
Symbols (signs, subject to culture) and archetypes (primal images,
universal, shared subconscious) are mainly visual phenomena. In this
composition my interest lies in symbolic sounds and archetypes in sound.
I have used the symbolism of Tarot - a traditional occidental divining
technique - as a starting point for the soundscape. The three cards I
drew for this purpose, for present, past and future respectively, are
'The Moon', 'Princess of Disks' and 'The Lovers'.
The Moon/present: starting point for this part is the solar eclipse of
august 11th 1999, when the moon blotted out the sun and it was day and
night at the same time. Different, opposed energy layers touch each
other in this, the centre part.
Princess of Disks/past and The Lovers/future: sounds change when put in
a different context. Although this may not be obvious, these two parts -
the first and the last - have much in common, for instance the source
material used. What started in the past takes its final shape, is
adapted, mutilated, merged, evolved or mutated in the future.
The structure of the composition is symmetrical.
Biography Dyane Donck (f),
Van Linschotenlaan 12, 1212 ET Hilversum, The
Netherlands, +31(0)35 6852150, born june 12th 1968 in Rotterdam
schooling:
St. Joost Academy for the Arts, Breda. Autonomous Arts, specialized in
Graphic Art/Monumental Art,
graduated june 1993.
Utrecht University for the Arts, KMT faculty, Hilversum, Music
Technology, specialized in
composition, graduated august 1998.
Second Phase Music/Master of Arts, 1998 up to the present
autonomous compositions-
'The Four Seasons of the Day', composition for the Soundscape
Amsterdam CD (CEM), august 1995-
'Noise', interactive composition for two automatic pianos in
collaboration with Frans-Jan Wind,
december 1995-
'The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit', composition for automatic
carillon and live metallophones,
june 1996-
'Zero Kelvin', composition for voice, midi-guitar and tape, january
1997-
'Tarot', composition assignment by NPS radio for 'Soundscapes before
2000', november 1999
compositions for film, theatre, dance, art-
music/sound design for documentary 'Strange... Stranger' (directed byMichelle Polderman),
IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam), november 1996-
concept, co-production and music for film/music/dance performance
'Dellira', april-june 1997-
music/sound design for film 'In Passing' (directed by Rob Kooijman),
Dutch Film Festival,
september 1997-
music for silent film 'Utrecht, mooi Nederland' in collaboration with
Marco Beck,
performed live by electronical/acoustical ensemble during the Dutch Film
Festival,
september 1997-
music/soundscape for theatre show 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter' by
theatre ensemble Bonheur
in collaboration with Hans van Zijp, december 1997-
sound installation 'The Soundscape Machine', assignment by the Centre
for Electronic Music
and De IJsbreker music centre, in collaboration with Jake de Vos,
january-october 1999-
concept, art direction, music and live performance for
multi-disciplinary opera 'Zeb/rent-a-demon'
(music, theatre, visual art, film). Joint effort with 2 composers, 3
artists, 3 filmmakers
and 1 director. Production period: september 1997 - september 1999.
CD 'Zeb/rent-a-demon', june 1999.
other-
Centre for Electronic Music, Amsterdam: conception, planning and
implementation of projects for 'Children's Composing Workshop' (children
and electronic music), september 1997 up to the present-
NPS radio: constructing sound archive of 'vanishing sounds' for the
Soundscape Festival 1999, making an inventory of and judging sounds for
musical merits, digitalising, december 1998 - february 1999
