This article outlines methods, considerations, and challenges for composing and performing with harp and electronics, investigated over the last five years. My background is in Irish traditional music and in experimental, contemporary, and computer music, as a composer, programmer, performer, and sound engineer. The harp, as a resonant and multiphonic instrument, presents specific challenges for the design of interfaces for computer sound control. I explain in detail my motives, approach, and decision-making in developing new technologies and music for harp and electronics. In particular, I present conclusions drawn from working with Camac’s MIDI harp, and I consider questions of rhythm and flexibility in electronics control that are particularly relevant to traditional dance musics. I conclude with my most recent work on the control of electronics via microphones and movement sensors to exploit an existing playing gesture. I highlight the importance of considering performance, composition, and technological questions in parallel.

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竖琴与电子：作曲、设计和性能

本文概述了在过去五年中研究的使用竖琴和电子设备作曲和演奏的方法、注意事项和挑战。我的背景是爱尔兰传统音乐以及实验音乐、当代音乐和计算机音乐，作为作曲家、程序员、表演者和音响工程师。竖琴作为一种共振和多音乐器，对计算机声音控制接口的设计提出了特定的挑战。我详细解释了我为竖琴和电子产品开发新技术和音乐的动机、方法和决策。特别是，我提出了使用 Camac 的 MIDI 竖琴得出的结论，并考虑了与传统舞曲特别相关的电子控制中的节奏和灵活性问题。我以我最近通过麦克风和运动传感器控制电子设备以利用现有的演奏手势来结束我的工作。我强调了并行考虑性能、组合和技术问题的重要性。