Imagine a crowd at a fireworks display. As the sky lights up, they gasp and groan with satisfaction. At first, the electroacous-tic transformations appear to be concerned with manipulating the acoustic impacts caused by the exploding fireworks. These materials are cleanly extracted from their original context and given their own space. While the listener concentrates on the dynamic energy of these textures, the role of the crowd changes subtly. By the end of the work the spectators react to the colours and impacts of totally abstract electro-acoustic sounds!


THIS WORK IS SHORT!
Computer music is often far too long. "Pyrotechnic!" has only one message. When that has been delivered and developed, the work ends. Fini.

WARNING: FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS.
High Impact electroacoustic Sounds to enjoy! Computer music must offer something original, and something special. It must speak out - offer social comment. It's all very well making appealing sounds, but where is the message these days? "Pyrotechnic!" aims to capture the excitement of a fireworks display and offer a subtle musical twist.

DESIGN AND FUNCTION
The work is designed to open or close concerts (in a variety of ways). It ist not for the middles. You can also play it at home or in your car. Problem is, what do you play afterwards?

Ambrose Field's compositional output includes electroacoustic music for tape, music education works and community music projects. In 1993 he was funded by the British Academy to embark on a PhD in electroacoustic composition with Denis Smalley at City University, London. He is currently a Lecturer in Music at the University of York.