[microsound] musical structure

[Paulo Mouat]

Yes it is possible. Just mix a generous dose of Schaeffer's _Traité des
objets musicaux_ with a pinch of Xenakis' _Formalized Music_ and Roads'
_Microsound_ and you have everything you need.

//p
http://www.interdisciplina.org/00.0

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:48 PM, David Powers <cyborgk at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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