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课时质量评价(十一)

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(2024·石家庄模拟)Foroveradecade,ZubinKanga,apianist,composerandtechnologist,

haschangedthelimitsoftheformsofmusicalperformances.Hehasbothorganisedand

performedshowsthathavepushedbarriers,withmotionsensors,artificialintelligence(AI),

live-generated3Dvisualsandvirtualrealityamongthetechnologicaladvancementsusedto

unlocknewpossibilitiesofmusicandperformances.

Kanga’sapproachtoemployingcutting-edgetechnologywasfirstinformedbytherelative

limitationsofhischoseninstrument.“Thepianoisaveryaccuratetechnology，”hesays.“From

theearly20thcenturytillnowithasn’treallychangedatall.It’sanamazinginstrument,butit

doeshavecertainlimitationsintermsofthetypesofsoundyoucancreate.”

OneoftheearlyworksisSteelonBone,composedbyKangahimself.Heperformsthepiece

usingMiMUmulti-sensorgloves.“Icanputuponefinger,andthat’llproduceaparticular

sound，”Kangaexplains.“AndthenIcancontrolthatsoundjustbymovingmywristthroughthe

air—Icandothatwithlotsofdifferentgestures.”

“ForSteelonBone,I’mactuallyplayinginsidethepianowiththesesteelknitting(编织)

needles,andgettingalltheseinterestingeffectsonthestrings.ThenI’musingsamplesofthem.

SometimesI’musinglivedelaysandoperatingthem.Thesoundcanchangedependingonhow

myhandsaremoving.Itallowsmetomakeaverytheatricalpiece,andpeoplecanseethis

immediateconnectionbetweenhowI’mmoving—theseverybig,almostconductor-likegestures

throughtheair—andthewaythesoundischanging，”saidKanga.

Thisisjustthestart,andKangagoesontobeenthusedwiththeuseofmotionsensorsto

makemusic,thepossibilit