Song of the Bionic Girl, The

For voice, piano and marimba  c.2'15.  Advanced level of difficulty.

This is the first song in a cycle of eight songs. Libretto is by the composer.

The Bionic Girl, Neo-Tatiana, a creation of the year 2099, is not just a very advanced  technological celebrity vested with extraordinarily intellectual conditioned reflexes and automatic responses. She possesses the human capacity to experience deeply moving emotions, perceptions, as well the ability to feel something physically, especially by touching. She is graced with a heightened awareness of the human psyche, and responds strongly to heat, pain and a range of senses. Together with the inbuilt resilience of her robotic half, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility for her unique heritage - a merger of machine parts with humanly derived DNA and human brain cells, which are the substratum of her AI framework.
This song, the first one in a cycle of eight songs, highlights the duality of a seemingly mechanical, stiff, and slightly unemotional dissonance, with a more soulful and expressive plea moving at a more subdued pace.

Composed 2026

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