chapter 5

• electronic music was the 3rd stage of aesthetic music. the 1st stage is vocals. the 2nd is instrumenal
• vocals- H.H. stucken schmidt
• there are 7traits of electronic music.1. sound resources to electronic music are unlimited-you can sample then create. you can capture previously made sounds and you can invent sounds that dont exist in nature.2.electronic music can expand perception of tonality-microtonality means unlimited steps. all sounds carry equal importance. tones for sake of tones.3.electronic music exists in state of actualization-igor stravinsky: potential music and actual music. potential=score, actual=whats being played. there is no actual way of scoring the music. alvin lucier(b.1931) "i am sitting in a room" he recorded his voice several different times. all the rooms have there own certain tuning. "formats"=records pitches from room bouncing back and forth from walls. we saw a you tube video where a guy does the same but with the video image along with the audio. the artifacts inherent in the video codec. worst things of conversion are being amplified! scores can be used for future performances.4.electronic music has special relationship with temporal nature of music- you can record the aspects of time. pitch, timbre and envelope that can be rearranged in time.(elastic music).5.sound itself becomes material of composition-ability to get inside physics of sound and manipulate characteristics. allowing composer to treat sounds as equals.6. electronic music does not breath: not affected by limitations of human performance-contrast rhythm and speed is not important.7. electronic music lacks point of comparison with natural world of sounds, providing mental imaginative experience-listening requires intellect (cant accept phase value) and imagination to interpret what is being heard. engages meaning of unnatural sounds.
• tape composition methods and techniques were most modern recording practices and techniques are rooted in the classic tape studio
• transport in the pro tools soft ware is the same as a tape deck.
• schaeffer, cage, henry, varese: this type of composition liberated them
• tape embodies space and time. you can see amount of tape for sound to be produced and unfold. it resonates with perception of time
• technology levels all characteristics of levels of sound. (slow down and speed up) chords become rhythm and rhythm becomes drums.
• duration pitch and color are now interchangeable as pitch changes color changes.