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Spatio-musical composition strategies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2003

Natasha Barrett
Affiliation:
Blåsbortvn, 10, 0873 Oslo, Norway E-mail: natashab@notam02.no

Abstract

Spatial elements in acousmatic music are inherent to the art form, in composition and in the projection of the music to the listener. But is it possible for spatial elements to be as important carriers of musical structure as the other aspects of sound? For a parameter to serve the requirements of musical development, it is necessary for that parameter to cover a range of perceptually different states. For ‘space’ to be more than a setting within which the main active elements in the structure unfold, it needs to satisfy these requirements. This paper explains a number of important spatial composition strategies available to the acousmatic composer in light of current technology and sound reproduction situations. The analysis takes an aesthetical rather than a technical standpoint.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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