#Francess Charlotte

[franchar-ideas]

(Francess Charlotte)

[tomato0cherry]

Pure.Data and Prototype.Distortion 

[early20thcenturynerd]

Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent by George Hayter, 1833

“Today is my birth-day. I am to day fourteen! how very old!! I awoke at ½ past 5 & got up at ½ past 7. I received from Mamma, a lovely hyacinth brooch & a china pen tray. From Uncle Leopold a very kind, letter also one from Aunt Louisa & sister Feodora. I gave Mamma a little ring. From Lehzen, I got a pretty little china figure, & a lovely little china basket. I gave her a golden chain & Mamma gave her a pair of earrings to match. From my maids, Francess & Caroline, I also got little trifles of their own work. At ½ past 8 we breakfasted. After breakfast we went into the room where my table was arranged. Mammagave me a lovely bag of her own work, a beautiful bracelet, two love féronières, one of pink-topaz, the other turquoise, two dresses, some, prints some books, some handckerchiefs, & an apron. From Lehzen, a beautiful print of the Russell Trial. 

From Spèth a glass & plate of Bohemian glass. From Sir Robert Gardiner a china plate with fruit. From Victoria, & Emily Gardiner, two screens & a drawing done by them. From the Dean, some books. My brother Charles's present was not ready. At about ½ past 10 came Sir John & his three sons. From Sir John I received a very pretty picture of Dash, very like; the size of life. From Jane, Victoire, Edward, Stephen, & Henry, a very pretty enamel watch chain. From Lady Conroy a sandlewood pincushion, & needle-case. From Victoire alone, a pair of enamel earings. 

The Duchess of Gordon sent me a lovely little crown of precious stones, which plays “God save the King”, & a china basket. At 12 came the Duchess of Northumberland, (who gave me an ivory basket filled with the work of her nieces) Lady Charlotte St: Maur, (a beautiful album with a painting on it.) Lady Catherine Jenkinson (a pretty night lamp.) Lady Cust, a tray of Staffordshire china). Sir Frederick Wetherall, (two china vases from Paris.) Doctor Maton (a small cedar basket.) Lady Conroy, Jane, Victoire, Sir George Anson, Sir John, & the Dean, came also. Lady Conroy, brought Bijou (her little dog) with her, & she gave me a little sweet smelling box. They stayed till ½ past 12. Victoire remained with us. I gave her a portrait of Isabel, her horse. At 1 we lunched. Victoire stayed till ½ past 2. 

At ½ past 2 came the Royal Family. The Queen gave me a pair of diamond earings from the King. She gave me herself a brooch of turquoises & gold in the form of a bow. Aunt Augusta gave me a box of sandal-wood. From Aunt Gloucester, Aunt Sophia, & Uncle Sussex, a féronière of pearls. From Aunt Sophia alone, a bag worked by herself. From the Duke of Gloucester a gold inkstand. From the Duke & Duchess of Cumberland, a bracelet of Turquois; & the Duchess brought me a turquois pin from my cousin George Cumberland. From Princess Sophia Mathilda, a blue topaz watch-hook. From George Cambridge, a brooch in the shape of a lilly of the valley. Lady Mayo, who was in waiting on the Queen, gave me a glass bottle. They stayed till ½ past 3 & then went away. 

I had seen in the course of the day, Sarah, my former maid, & Mrs: Brock. Lady Emma & Georgiana Herbert sent me a sachet for handckerchiefs worked by themselves. Lady Sarah & Clementina Villiers sent me some flowers as combs & a brooch. Mr: Collen sent me a little painting for my album. At a ¼ to 6 we dined. 

At ½ past 7 we went with Charles, the Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Catherine Jenkinson, Lehzen, Sir George Anson, & Sir John, to a Juvenile ball that was given in honour of my birth-day at St: James's by the King & Queen. We then went into the closet. Soon after the doors were opened & the King leading me, went into the ball-room. Mad. Bourdin was there as dancing-mistress. Victoire was also there, as well as many other children whom I knew. Dancing began soon after. I danced first with my cousin George Cambridge, then with Prince George Lieven, then with Lord Brook, then Lord March, then with Lord Athelone, then with Lord Fitsroy Lenox, then with Lord Emlyn. 

We then went to supper. It was ½ past 11. The King leading me again. I sat between the King & Queen. We left supper soon. My health was drunk. I then danced one more quadrille with Lord Paget. I danced in all 8 quadrilles. We came home at ½ past 12. I was very much amused. I was soon in bed & asleep.”

- Victoria’s diary, 24th May 1833

[tomato0cherry]

(Francess Charlotte)

[franchar-ideas]

Metro+li es una obra electroacústica de 4 min realizada en marzo de 2024 por Francess Charlotte.

Esta obra contiene material recogido por grabaciones de diferentes eventos cotidianos y lugares que había visitado durante el tiempo de Julio a Diciembre del 2023. Destacando así un contraste de sonidos entre el sur de chile y la misma capital donde el material más usado es proveniente de Santiago de Chile.

Buscando los conceptos de Rutina y Vivir, estas grabaciones fueron clasificadas en tres grupos, voces, diario vivir y melódicos. Esto teniendo en cuenta de que todos los lugares visitados y el espacio común del día a día, contienen estas palabras claves y junto a esto se esperaba crear una composición en donde se reflejara el caos y la rutina de la ciudad.

Metro+li is a 4 min electroacoustic work made in March 2024 by Francess Charlotte.

This work contains material collected by recordings of different daily events and places that he had visited during the time from July to December 2023. Thus, highlighting a contrast of sounds between the south of Chile and the same capital where the most used material is from Santiago from Chile.

Searching for the concepts of Routine and Living, these recordings were classified into three groups, voices, daily living and melodic. This is considering that all the places visited, and the common day-to-day space contain these keywords and together with this it was hoped to create a composition that would reflect the chaos and routine of the city.

(Francess Charlotte)