[ISEA94] Artist Statement: David Clark Little – Hyperion’s Tumble

Artist Statement

Hyperion’s Tumble for tape was composed by using chaotic algorithms and computer-based synthesis.

[For background info see David Clark Little’s paper Composing with Chaos]

  • David Clark Little (1952, USA). After receiving a BS in chemistry, he studied harpsichord and composition in the Netherlands. He has been a finalist and prizewinner in several composition competitions, including in the USA, Germany, France and Greece; and has
    been given many grants, for example to attend festivals and workshops in Germany, Holland, and the Soviet Union; and has received many commissions for compositional work. Since 1988 he has worked on compositional methods using the computer and based on the new ‘chaos science’ and ‘fractals’.