Chapter 3: Phantasma Instrumentalis: The Realm of the Instrument

SONIC PHANTOMS

Composition with Auditory Phantasmatic Presence

CHAPTER 3 – Phantasma Instrumentalis 

Chapter 3 Sections in the book

3.1 Sonic exploration of the instrument
3.2 Instrument preparation & sonic blotscapes
3.3 Ritualization in performance
3.4 Structure and possible variations
3.5 Inherent patterns
3.6 Auditory streaming
3.7 Sonic figure and ground
3.8 Listening modes and perceptual competition
3.9 Accentuation of harp sonic phantoms
3.10 A second life of Harp Phantoms in the studio3

Phantasma Instrumentalis – Compositional Series audio examples
  1. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #01]- Action 1 (pluck & scrape ex.1) Barbara Ellison 6:44
  2. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #02]- Action 2 (stick & metal strum ex.1) Barbara Ellison 2:30
  3. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #02]- Action 2 (stick & metal strum ex.2) Barbara Ellison 1:55
  4. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #03]- Action 3 (sticks (clock ticking) ex.1) Barbara Ellison 5:15
  5. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #04]- Action 4 (random plucks ex.1) Barbara Ellison 0:50
  6. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #04]- Action 4 (random plucks ex.2) Barbara Ellison 7:29
  7. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #05]- extract 1 (blu tak) Barbara Ellison 1:40
  8. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #06]- extract 1 (strum) Barbara Ellison 12:33
  9. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #07]- extract 1 (corkpatterns) Barbara Ellison 11:50
  10. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #07]- extract 1 Barbara Ellison 1:24
  11. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #08] - Extract 1 Barbara Ellison 8:29
  12. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #09] - Action 9 (6Notepattern Ex Barbara Ellison 3:42
  13. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #09] - Action 9 (6Notepattern Ex Barbara Ellison 1:24
  14. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #09] - Action 9 (6Notepattern Ex Barbara Ellison 1:08
  15. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #09] - Action 9 (6Notepattern Ex Barbara Ellison 1:18
  16. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #09] - Action 9 (6Notepattern Ex Barbara Ellison 1:08
  17. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #09] - Action 9 (6Notepattern Ex Barbara Ellison 1:18
  18. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #10]- (6notepattern + strum) Barbara Ellison 10:33
  19. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #11]- (Live scenes angelica & B) Barbara Ellison 12:21
  20. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #03]- (sticks in studio ex.1) 1:52
  21. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #03]-(full sticks) Barbara Ellison 5:13
  22. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #03]- extract 2 (sticks) Barbara Ellison 1:27
  23. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #11]- extract 1 Barbara Ellison 1:42
  24. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #12]- (Live extract Rhodri 2) Barbara Ellison 14:10
  25. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #12]- (Live extract Rhodri) Barbara Ellison 4:14
  26. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #12]- (Live scenes Rhodri combination) Barbara Ellison 3:56
  27. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #13]- (i hit the wall) Barbara Ellison 6:53
  28. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #13]- extract 1 Barbara Ellison 0:48
  29. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #14]- (WFS horn part 1) Barbara Ellison 5:07
  30. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #14]- (WFS horn part 2) Barbara Ellison 1:30
  31. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #14]- (WFS horn part 3) Barbara Ellison 27:18
  32. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #14]-(Wfs Organ Ex Barbara Ellison 0:48
  33. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #14]-(Wfs Organ Ex Barbara Ellison 0:45
  34. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #14]-(Wfs Organ Ex Barbara Ellison 0:29
  35. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #14]-(Wfs Organ Ex Barbara Ellison 0:27
  36. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #14]-(Wfs Organ Ex Barbara Ellison 0:33
  37. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #14]-(Wfs Organ Ex Barbara Ellison 1:31
  38. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #14]-(Wfs Organ Ex Barbara Ellison 2:17
  39. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #15]- (scene 2) Barbara Ellison 23:58
  40. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #15]- (scene 1) Barbara Ellison 4:04
  41. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #15]- (scene 3) Barbara Ellison 2:44
  42. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #15]- (scene 4) Barbara Ellison 5:31
  43. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #16]- (scene 1) Barbara Ellison 1:27
  44. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #16]- (scene 2) Barbara Ellison 2:23
  45. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #16]- (scene 3) Barbara Ellison 2:33
  46. P.I.[Harp Phantoms #16]- (scene 4) Barbara Ellison 7:07
  47. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #05]- Part 1 (in-between moments 2008) Barbara Ellison 6:06
  48. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #05]- Part 2 (in-between moments 2008) Barbara Ellison 11:33
  49. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #05]- Part 3 (in-between moments 2008) Barbara Ellison 5:23
  50. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #05]- Part 4 (in-between moments 2008) Barbara Ellison 1:42
  51. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #05]- Part 5 (in-between moments 2008) Barbara Ellison 2:18
  52. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #05]- Part 6 (in-between moments 2008) Barbara Ellison 1:58
  53. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #05]- Part 7 (in-between moments 2008) Barbara Ellison 7:46
  54. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 1 Barbara Ellison 0:30
  55. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 2 Barbara Ellison 1:11
  56. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 3 Barbara Ellison 0:42
  57. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 4 Barbara Ellison 1:32
  58. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 5 Barbara Ellison 1:04
  59. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 6 Barbara Ellison 0:21
  60. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 7 Barbara Ellison 1:12
  61. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 8 Barbara Ellison 0:34
  62. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 9 Barbara Ellison 1:40
  63. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 10 Barbara Ellison 1:04
  64. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 12 Barbara Ellison 0:25
  65. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #20] - Extract 13 Barbara Ellison 1:55
  66. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #29]- Part 1 (Live DeDoelen) Barbara Ellison 11:46
  67. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #29]- Part 2 (Live DeDoelen) Barbara Ellison 8:23
  68. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #29]- Part 3 (Live DeDoelen) Barbara Ellison 3:01
  69. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #29]- Part 4 (Live DeDoelen) Barbara Ellison 3:31
  70. P.I.[Instrumental Phantoms #29]- Part 5 (Live DeDoelen) Barbara Ellison 3:20