[microsound] musical structure

[Paulo Mouat]

How would this qualify as a _meta_-theory?
//p
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On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 5:38 PM, David Powers <cyborgk at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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...
> >
> >
> > cheers,
> > eske
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA4rW8UHyJc
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Kim Cascone <kim at anechoicmedia.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm gathering some info for a lecture I'm giving about structure in
> laptop
> >> music (read: electro-acoustic, noise, microsound, etc).
> >>
> >> What sorts of structure do people use in creating their work?
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