before the tape recorder there were disks and wire recorders and phonofilm.
phonofilm would capture a snap shot of audio.
phonofilm was invented by Lee De Forest.
it would last longer than disk and wire recorders.. it harnessed AC(alternating current) it lost its patten a few times though
turntable-ism was used to change pitch and timbre
Pual hindemith, varese and age used turntables in their compostitions.
musique concrete and found sound were really similar
pierre schaeffer (1910-95) worked with pierre henry (1927-present) with the beginnings of recording music from 1949 to 1951. schaeffer was more familiar with the technology and henry was more the composer so it worked pretty well.
they would play their sounds backwards...experimenting in a compositional way.
schaeffer coined the the words "musique concrete" in 1948.
musique concrete can be summarized as real world sounds (audibles) that occur naturally and that do not include instrument or human interface.
it is considered a great type of art that enlightens us in ways unimaginable because we hear these things in our day to day life but we never hear them in a type of music. where they are recorded in patterns which to us is pleasing. we are used to rhythms because we like to know what is going to happen next.
musique concrete is breaking the breaking down of the structure of traditional instruments. it is reconceptualizing the abstraction of music
schaeffers first idea was the concept that can include any and all sounds except produced...by traditional instruments
on top of this info we also had an assessment that i did not do so well on. i was pissed. it completely caught me off guard. i completely spaced out.
the telharmonium was invented by thaddeas cahill (1861-
it was built on the works of helen hotlz. it percieved synthetic orchestra played by one person. the goal was to create music over long distances. complex sounds and additive synthesis. it faced some challenges however such as..method tone generation, tuning, keyboard design(interface), power, mixing sounds and there size, amplification, control dynamics, funding, and wide spread use.
lee de forrest (1875-1961) he invented vacuum tubes. which created a low signal and it amplified it. it lead to radio broadcasting and recording technology
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Theremin
who was professor Leon Theremin?
Lev Sergeyevich Termen or most commonly known as Leon Theremen. he was the inventor of the "Theremin". he was born in russia on august 15 1896 and died on november 3rd 1993.
what inventions and innovations was he responsible for?
leon theremin invented the "theremin" which was an electronic instrument that was played without touching it. it consisted of coils creating magnetic fields causing pitch and volume. he created it just by using his ears. he also invented a cello shaped theremin as will which pretty much did the same thing. also in russia he was forced build a "bug." the russians used it to spy. another invention of his was a censor alarm that was put on cradles to alarm when a thief was trying to kidnap a baby. another somewhat similar to the baby alarm. was a censor at banks when the would get robbed as soon as the tellers would put there hands up it would send an alarm to the authorities.
what significant events changed the course of his life?
i think one event that changed theremins life was when he fell in love with a black ballet dancer. after then he married her. and it was around the time were it was "bad" for a while male to get involved with a black female or vise versa. i think the most life changing event that happened to him was when he left the country or was taken under soviet arrest back to russia. he disappeared for thirty years and no one knew what happened to him. they didnt know if he was dead or alive. some said that he was in prison for seven years and the the russian government made him invent things that would help russia but hurt other countries. such as the" bug". others believed that he was a russain spy and had been passing american technology secrets to soviet union.
how did his inventions change the course of electronic music?
his inventions changed not electronic music but life entirely. it was an instrument you are able to play without touching it. that is amazing! it inspired many other people to get involved with electronics and try to invent some of there own like the synthesizer. the theremin was used in science fiction and horror movies. the press described it as "mere caterwauling" and "piercingly shrieking". theremin was used in great songs by great bands such as the beach boys. nicholas slonimsky called him the "profit of future music"
if you were him, what would you have done differently?
if i had invented the theremin i wouldve have called it the sanchez haha (my last name) but seriously i probably would have tried to make it sound a little more soothing. im a fan of the instrument but not how it sounds. i find it to be really eerie. which i thought was weird when they were using it instead of a violin. it just didnt fit for me. it sounded like an alien romance ensemble. i would have maybe tried to have made it a little more portable or smaller.
if you could have spent 3 months of his life working with him, what period of his life would you chose?
i would have chosen the time around where he started working on the instrument. i would have want to know exactly what he was doing that made him want to create it. what his process was. exactly how he went about to choosing what he did. all the materials and what not. also i would have tried to see if he would have been able to change the pitch. make it sound soothing. another part would probably be when Einstein played the theremin. how leon said that einstein had no ear for the instrument. i thought that was pretty funny.
Lev Sergeyevich Termen or most commonly known as Leon Theremen. he was the inventor of the "Theremin". he was born in russia on august 15 1896 and died on november 3rd 1993.
what inventions and innovations was he responsible for?
leon theremin invented the "theremin" which was an electronic instrument that was played without touching it. it consisted of coils creating magnetic fields causing pitch and volume. he created it just by using his ears. he also invented a cello shaped theremin as will which pretty much did the same thing. also in russia he was forced build a "bug." the russians used it to spy. another invention of his was a censor alarm that was put on cradles to alarm when a thief was trying to kidnap a baby. another somewhat similar to the baby alarm. was a censor at banks when the would get robbed as soon as the tellers would put there hands up it would send an alarm to the authorities.
what significant events changed the course of his life?
i think one event that changed theremins life was when he fell in love with a black ballet dancer. after then he married her. and it was around the time were it was "bad" for a while male to get involved with a black female or vise versa. i think the most life changing event that happened to him was when he left the country or was taken under soviet arrest back to russia. he disappeared for thirty years and no one knew what happened to him. they didnt know if he was dead or alive. some said that he was in prison for seven years and the the russian government made him invent things that would help russia but hurt other countries. such as the" bug". others believed that he was a russain spy and had been passing american technology secrets to soviet union.
how did his inventions change the course of electronic music?
his inventions changed not electronic music but life entirely. it was an instrument you are able to play without touching it. that is amazing! it inspired many other people to get involved with electronics and try to invent some of there own like the synthesizer. the theremin was used in science fiction and horror movies. the press described it as "mere caterwauling" and "piercingly shrieking". theremin was used in great songs by great bands such as the beach boys. nicholas slonimsky called him the "profit of future music"
if you were him, what would you have done differently?
if i had invented the theremin i wouldve have called it the sanchez haha (my last name) but seriously i probably would have tried to make it sound a little more soothing. im a fan of the instrument but not how it sounds. i find it to be really eerie. which i thought was weird when they were using it instead of a violin. it just didnt fit for me. it sounded like an alien romance ensemble. i would have maybe tried to have made it a little more portable or smaller.
if you could have spent 3 months of his life working with him, what period of his life would you chose?
i would have chosen the time around where he started working on the instrument. i would have want to know exactly what he was doing that made him want to create it. what his process was. exactly how he went about to choosing what he did. all the materials and what not. also i would have tried to see if he would have been able to change the pitch. make it sound soothing. another part would probably be when Einstein played the theremin. how leon said that einstein had no ear for the instrument. i thought that was pretty funny.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
chapter 2 notes
pierre schafffer (1951) pupitre d'espace: four rings used during live performance to control spatial distribution of electricity produced sounds. it had two channels one in the rear and another in the overhead. sound on film- recording was another technology in 1930s.
Lee De Forest invented audion vacumm tube.
De Forest process- called phono film. it made talking movies in 1919. john whitney (1917-95) experimental films 1940. james whitney (B. 1922) was also apart of the De Forest Process. turntablism- invention is the mother of necessity. Ottorino Respighi-disc recording of nightinglas... the pine of rome 1924 Paul Hindemith and Ernst Toc (1887-1964) new application for turn table. Gromophonmusic- roots of turntablism. indemith names two works. trickaufnahmen (trick recordings) toch- gesprochene music (spoken music) pierre schaffer (b. 1970) radio engineer, broadcaster, writer. Pierre Henry (1927) composer. musique concrete: sound recording tools, natural sounds electronic signals and instrumental sounds. abraham Moles (1922-92) multi disciplinary theorist "seperable in expirements from the contunuity of perception"
1. harmonic plan: development timbre as function entire range of audible frequencies over time.
2. dynamic plan: dynamic aspects of sound with respect to time
3. melodic plan: pitch and tone sequences over tiime
electroacoustic- electronic sound sources. lock grooves-endless loops.
Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) - collective composers became subsumed by RTF in 1958
Henry Pousseur (b. 1929) Gyorgi Ligeti (1923-2006) cornelius Cardew (1936-81) Mauriclo Kagel (b.1931)- technical limits of th e studio devising and engineering bag of tricks to realize musical ideas. etude-monophonic piece- progression of atomized bursts of sound that transformed piano. 1,920 hz center frequency range of human voice.
1. unified time structuring
2. splitting of sound
3. multilayered spatial composition
4. equalty of tone and noise
karlheinz stockhuasen 1956 gesang der junglinge produced host of electro music production techniques. specialized tape recorder- "springer" to lengthen or shorten radio broadcasts
Lee De Forest invented audion vacumm tube.
De Forest process- called phono film. it made talking movies in 1919. john whitney (1917-95) experimental films 1940. james whitney (B. 1922) was also apart of the De Forest Process. turntablism- invention is the mother of necessity. Ottorino Respighi-disc recording of nightinglas... the pine of rome 1924 Paul Hindemith and Ernst Toc (1887-1964) new application for turn table. Gromophonmusic- roots of turntablism. indemith names two works. trickaufnahmen (trick recordings) toch- gesprochene music (spoken music) pierre schaffer (b. 1970) radio engineer, broadcaster, writer. Pierre Henry (1927) composer. musique concrete: sound recording tools, natural sounds electronic signals and instrumental sounds. abraham Moles (1922-92) multi disciplinary theorist "seperable in expirements from the contunuity of perception"
1. harmonic plan: development timbre as function entire range of audible frequencies over time.
2. dynamic plan: dynamic aspects of sound with respect to time
3. melodic plan: pitch and tone sequences over tiime
electroacoustic- electronic sound sources. lock grooves-endless loops.
Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) - collective composers became subsumed by RTF in 1958
Henry Pousseur (b. 1929) Gyorgi Ligeti (1923-2006) cornelius Cardew (1936-81) Mauriclo Kagel (b.1931)- technical limits of th e studio devising and engineering bag of tricks to realize musical ideas. etude-monophonic piece- progression of atomized bursts of sound that transformed piano. 1,920 hz center frequency range of human voice.
1. unified time structuring
2. splitting of sound
3. multilayered spatial composition
4. equalty of tone and noise
karlheinz stockhuasen 1956 gesang der junglinge produced host of electro music production techniques. specialized tape recorder- "springer" to lengthen or shorten radio broadcasts
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