Federico Bonacossa, Shikantaza - for guitar and electronics (with score)

Shikantaza is the tenth piece in a series of works for instrument and live electronics I have been composing in the last few years. The guitar is tuned in just intonation and makes extensive use of a metal slide. The lowest two strings are tuned in unison and one is detuned throughout the piece to create beating patterns ("organic" accellerandi and rallentandi). The electronics feature a combination of real time additive synthesis, "moving blocks" loops, pitch shifting, and delays. www.federicobonacossa.com/shikantaza