An interface to an interface to an interface

Abstract

The paper relates some experiences from a recent production of orchestrating Conlon Nancarrow Piano Studies for performance on Pipe Organ. Reflections that surfaced during this work concerned the layered nature of interfaces, automation (and thus allusions to the different conceptions of artificial intelligence), and leaky abstractons. This also touches on the authenticity and perception of compositions and performances involving machinic elements, as an extension of human aesthetic capabilities.