Moore Sonic Art

An Introduction to Electroacoustic Music Composition
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-40793-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

Written by an active composer, performer, and educator, this book provides an introduction to the compositional techniques behind electroacoustic music. It brings together theory, aesthetics, context, and practical applications to allow students to start thinking about sound creatively and gives them the tools to compose meaningful sonic art works. Over 40 composers and works are cited and contextualized to provide the history, philosophy, and techniques behind notable pieces. A companion website includes a software toolkit, links to further resources and audio/video material.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moore, Adrian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Elektronische Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikinstrumente Elektronische Musikinstrumente

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.What is sound? Recording; listening, descriptors, metaphor, gesture, texture, environ-

ments, the continuum.

2. What does all this software do? USSS puredata toolkit, Csound and Blue, Mixing.

3. The theory of opposites. Effects and descriptors, Structure, Form, Originality.

4. Examples from the Repertoire. 40 exemplars with a paragraph on each.

5. Space and Time. Space(and time), Time(and space), wave-particle duality, quantum theory of opposites, practicalities of time and space.

6. Philosophical reasonings. Phenomenology, Schaeffer, Gestalts, Magic, Ecological views,

Emotion and meaning, Form and structure. A social theory and communities of practice.

7. The presentation of your work in performance. Prior to the concert, the concert.

8. The presentation of your work outside performance. Submission, competitions and

concerts, Backing up, Presenting on the internet.

Appendix A: The USSS toolkits (University of Sheffield Sound Studios). Downloads and installs

Appendix B: Composer recollections. 5 (with potentially more to come esp. if contracted)

Appendix C: Binary Representations. Basic maths, can be cut.

Appendix D: Puredata (Pd). Short introduction to puredata.

Appendix E: Audio driver technology: ALSA, Jack etc. Short introduction to linux audio.

Bibliography

Discography

Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Adrian Moore is Reader in Music at the University of Sheffield and Director of the University of Sheffield Sound Studios. He is an active composer and performer of electroacoustic music.