http://hdl.handle.net/2123/18006
Title: | COMPOSING SPACE IN MIXED MUSIC |
Authors: | Marland, Thomas Joseph |
Keywords: | composition music mixed technology phenomenology |
Issue Date: | 21-Mar-2018 |
Publisher: | University of Sydney Sydney Conservatorium of Music |
Abstract: | The composition of mixed music involves numerous aesthetic and formal challenges; the opposition of the rich, unrestrained sounds of live orchestral instruments amalgamated with electroacoustic sources - which differ in material source, compositional approach, performance practice, and meaning – expose musical difficulties innate to the musical anatomy of each medium. This thesis and portfolio examines how these difficulties can be reconciled through “source-bonding”; a term defined by Denis Smalley as the predisposition of a listener to relate sounds to their physical source or cause, paired with a comprehensive investigation into how space, from a phenomenological perspective, can offer holistically perceptible source-bondings within mixed music. An examination of existing literature precedes a discussion on the fundamental dichotomies between instrumental and electroacoustic mediums, setting a contemporary context for mixed music research. This is succeeded by a discussion of how existing compositional listening approaches and philosophies can shape the perceived source-bondings of a listener, with specific regards to temporal and phenomenological considerations. The final part will consist of a mixed music composition portfolio, with accompanying commentary discussing how the perceived real and abstract aspects of source-bonded sounds can co-exist within these phenomenological spaces and consequently evoke meaning, relative to the listener’s interpretation and comprehension of the spatially integrated source-bondings. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/18006 |
Rights and Permissions: | The author retains copyright of this thesis. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission. |
Type of Work: | Masters Thesis |
Type of Publication: | Master of Music (Composition) M.Mus.(Composition) |
Appears in Collections: | Sydney Digital Theses (University of Sydney Access only) |
File | Description | Size | Format | |
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marland_tj_thesis.pdf | Thesis | 952.6 kB | Adobe PDF | |
Appendix A - Composition Portfolio.zip | Appendix A | 436.85 MB | Unknown | |
Appendix B - Duodene Scaler.zip | Appendix B | 13.71 kB | Unknown |
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