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- | Henry Dagg is a Holistic Musician known for his comical experimental instruments. Notable instruments that he has built are his sharpsichord, | + | Henry Dagg is a Holistic Musician known for his comical experimental instruments. He lives and works out of Faversham, Kent, England. He is a well know musical saw player. Notable instruments that he has built are his sharpsichord, |
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- | Early work\\ | + | ===Bio=== |
- | Circuit bending and Music Concret | + | Working with Circuit bending and Music Concret |
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+ | He has stated direct inspiration from [[EMI]] magazine as well as the instruments of [[Harry Partch]]. He is close friends with [[Bob Gilmore]] who chronicled the life of Harry Partch and numerous other experimental musicians. \\ | ||
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+ | ===Instruments=== | ||
+ | ==Wire Bass== | ||
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+ | ==Musical Gates & Railings == | ||
+ | The first one was built at Dagg's studio, incorporated into the railing of the front gate. This instrument was used to test out the new musical concepts that Dagg was working on. The instrument was given a unique score written with nuts and bolts and had a premier performance by percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Another set of Gates were commissioned by Brian Pain for Rochester Independent College. | ||
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+ | Musical Gate at Rochester Independent College | ||
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+ | ==Kathara== | ||
+ | This is a replica of a [[Harry Patch]] instrument built by Henry Dagg using an arts council grant and the assistance of Trevor Mason. | ||
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+ | ==Sharpsichord== | ||
+ | Across 5 years the Shaprsichord was made to allow any person to be able to program a pin-barrel activated harp to play music that they want. The instrument is made of stainless steel and designed to be able to function in nearly any environmental conditions, allowing it to be installed in various location outdoors and indoors. | ||
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+ | ==Ring Cycle== | ||
+ | A complex percussion instrument that requires 30 people and a cyclist to perform on | ||
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+ | ==Hooty scooty== | ||
+ | 2 Parts Hurdygurdy\\ | ||
+ | 1 part phonofiddle \\ | ||
+ | 1 part scooter\\ | ||
+ | The front wheel of the scooter drives the rosined wheel of the hurdygurdy allowing for the instrument to only make sound while the scooter is being driven around. | ||
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+ | ==Catastrophony== | ||
+ | A cat organ made from a set of cat plush toys with tuned squeaker toy inserts. | ||
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- | He has stated direct inspiration from [[EMI]] magazine as well as the instruments of [[Harry Partch]]. \\ | + | ==Voicycle & Peddling Piano == |
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- | Cat Organ | + | |
- | Sharpsichord | + | |
- | Voicycle | + | |