Looping Samples by Reverse Polish Notation

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Reverse Polish Notation

Definition 1:
Reverse Polish Notation (RPN), also known as postfix notation, was invented by Australian philosopher and computer scientist Charles Hamblin in the mid-1950s, to enable zero-address memory stores. It is derived from the Polish notation, which was introduced in 1920 by the Polish mathematician Jan Lukasiewicz....

Definition 2:
Reverse Polish Notation showcases violinist/violist Betty Widerski's original instrumental compositions as she improvises over her own multivoiced accompaniments, generated live using a looping pedal. Her creatively impromptu solo performance has been described as soothing, hypnotic and fascinating. Suitable for all ages, and especially for background music at dinners, gallery openings, entr'actes and other events that music may enhance.

Betty also composes instrumental and vocal pieces, as well as creating string arrangements for others' songs. She is available to work with singer/songwriters and bands to add strings to their existing songs, and accepts commissions for incidental music for plays, art exhibits, et al. Betty is also available for session work (violin/viola - sight-reading or improv), and to coach artists writing grant applications.

Band:
Betty Widerski - violin,viola, looper, samples

Contact:
rpn at bettywiderski dot com

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Reviews:
"Thanks again for your work on Monday. Your piece was a really lovely touch and so different than what people were expecting. Excellent!"
Simone Beaubien, Producer of Encyclopedia Show: Somerville
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"Rainforest opens the disc with a slight Asian flair, a swirling arpeggio singing over a dialogue between plucked and bowed melodies. Ashes is my favorite piece on the disc, a work that patiently builds from an insistent string pulse and a knock-on-wood rhythm. Where Rainforest built its layers quickly, Ashes generates a feel like someone else has just walked in and pauses before adding to the movement. There's a beautiful sadness here, a true ache of the soul in Widerski's strings. Tango de la Luna is rich and befittingly dramatic... The appeal in these early tracks is the way they seamlessly blend the intimacy of a chamber music performance with minimalist undertones, paired with the knowledge that Widerski's doing it alone."
- John Shanahan, Hypnagogue Ambient & Electronic Music Reviews
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"I love your cd [Imaginary Numbers] ... it is very cool... I wish I was still working in a company... it is ripe for choreography... very very interesting..."
- Josephine M, retired Classical Ballet choreographer/coach/dancer
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"I'm so excited by what you've done with the song! The tango is absolutely lovely without being stiffly faithful to the original and "Pesadilla En Tus Ojos" playfully subverts loveliness with its electronic intervention. I can't tell you how delighted I am by what you've done."
- Artist pyg, on two pieces re-arranged & recorded for an exhibit sound track
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"It was really nice to hear you play in JP Monday night and learn more about your work. I could not help but be impressed by your playing so many original compositions plus your ingenuity at constructing your own string accompaniment there on stage. Congratulations a on creatively impromptu solo performance!"
- Audience member
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"Subterra, recorded by Reverse Polish Notation (real name: Betty Widerski), is an unfussy and hypnotic number consisting of aching, haunting violin (Widerski plays the electric, five-string) and a simple drum loop."
- Ryan Foley of The Boston Herald.