[microsound] musical structure

[David Powers]

Sorry, that's not clear from my post, but you should be able to
theorize about different particular musical theories, such as Western
musical theory, Indian classical music theory, or jazz theory, with
such a theory.

But what I offered was not the actual theory, only some of the
necessary elements such a theory might require, that seem relevant to
the question of describing musical structure.

Such an account would probably also need to take into account social
ecology and neuroscientific accounts of how the brain works.

All I'm basically aiming at is whether it is possible to talk about
diverse musical structures from different traditions using some more
comprehensive language than the language of traditional musical
theories which tend to only describe the set of musical practices of a
single culture or subculture.

~David

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Paulo Mouat <paulo.mouat at gmail.com> wrote:
> How would this qualify as a _meta_-theory?
> //p
> http://www.interdisciplina.org/00.0
>
> 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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