Noel Hiyamizu - "Hallucination" for Chamber Orchestra [Score Follow]

"Hallucination" for Chamber Orchestra
orchestra: Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka
conductor: Norichika Iimori

(uploaded with permissions from Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka, Norichika Iimori, Sumitomolife Izumi Hall)

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The term "Hallucination" refers to "hallucinations" or "illusions," but it also denotes the creation of plausible lies by artificial intelligence (AI) that diverge from reality. When composing a piece for chamber orchestra, I wanted to vaguely depict the sea. From that imagery, the concept of the net's sea, AI hallucinations, the border between fact and fiction, and the foam at the water's edge were evoked associatively, gradually shaping the composition. The piece consists of four movements.

Ⅰ. The Edge of the Surf The shoreline. Particles subtly stir and gradually gather, forming into large waves that eventually break, shimmering.

Ⅱ. Melting Choral Choral voices and elegant sounds reminiscent of ancient Japanese music intertwine over gradually shifting harmonies, melting into each other over extended periods.

Ⅲ. Paste & Paste A very short and densely packed movement where various blocks are haphazardly pieced together, resembling AI-generated lies linked together without coherence.

Ⅳ. Dancing Memes "Meme," a concept proposed by ethologist Richard Dawkins, refers to "social and cultural information such as habits, stories, replicable social constructs" stored in the brain and replicable in other brains. Particularly in internet culture, it refers to behaviors or concepts that spread from person to person through imitation. In this movement, a chromatic motif gradually spreads like information being mimicked and disseminated online. Additionally, there are moments where an entirely different piece is abruptly inserted over the beat. Memes imitate, replicate, proliferate, and dance.

This composition is an exploration and celebration of various boundaries dissolving between reality and hallucination, between the West and the East, or within the rapidly changing society.