[microsound] musical structure

[David Powers]

More thoughts on musical structure--if I was to create a meta-theory
of music, I would include the following elements:

*cell: any single sonic idea that is used as the basis of a work (such
as a melody, harmony, rhythm, digital sample)
*permutation: repetition with difference of a cell
*transition: a gradual shift from one musical element to another
*rhythm: linear, cyclic, or aperiodic distribution of events in time
*tone: cyclic vibration with frequency, duration, timbre, amplitude
*harmony: simultaneous tones
*melody: sequence of tones
*noise: a-periodic vibration with duration, timbre, and amplitude
*texture: the overall consistency of a stable sound-object
*plateau: consistent, repetitive sound structure
*constraint: a set of (mathematical) rules that govern a musical
structure, such as a Raga, a chord progression, serial procedure, or
aleatoric procedure
*slope: a gradual transition from one plateau to another
*event: sound-object that is perceived as being unique and whose
arrival cannot be predicted by the listener
*signifier: sound-object that seems to refer to some signified which
may or may not be musical

~David Powers

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:31 PM, flemming lyst <flemminglyst at gmail.com> wrote:
> i just use one sync point and let it flow...
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> cheers,
> eske
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA4rW8UHyJc
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> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Kim Cascone <kim at anechoicmedia.com> wrote:
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>> I'm gathering some info for a lecture I'm giving about structure in laptop
>> music (read: electro-acoustic, noise, microsound, etc).
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>> What sorts of structure do people use in creating their work?
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