richard johnson,
composer and multimedia artist


water mediation on Etenraku
for melodic instrument and computer



water mediation on Etenraku


for melodic instrument and computer
(2006)





Recorded performances:

Kimberley Reighley, flute

Charles Huang, oboe

Timothy Eshing, viola





program notes



How divine the sound...

a single cloud passing through

a lake's reflection.


Water meditation on Etenraku is an interactive electronics piece using Max. The piece is a meditation on the traditional Gagaku piece, Etenraku. In a play of words from "Gagaku" having the elements of "cloud music" in its name, waterdrops were chosen as the only sound involved in the piece outside of the audio from the live performer.





Performance Information





To perform water meditation, the performer requires a computer capable of running Cycling74's Max (no purchase required).


An audio interface and microphone are required for input.

water meditation provides 2 channel stereo output.


The performer needs to be able to see the computer screen in order to perform water meditation.



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richard johnson,
composer and multimedia artist