Extended Notation : The depiction of the unconventional

ISBN-13: 9783643903020 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 362 str.

Christian Dimpker

Opis

In the study of music, most of the extended instrumental playing techniques, as well as electroacoustic music in general, are still deprived of conventional methods of notation. In order to facilitate the utilization of these musical elements, this book develops a coherent and consistent notation system. It contains chapters on string instruments, wind instruments, percussion instruments, plucked instruments, keyboard instruments, and vocal techniques, as well as sound synthesis, audio processing, and sound recording. All relevant techniques are explained in detail. Previous methods of their notation are presented and discussed, as well as a simple and exact method of notation that may be combined with the traditional notation suggested for every technique. The book can be used as a guide on extended and electroacoustic instrumentation for composition students and lecturers, musicologists, composers, performers, music arrangers, sound engineers, and editors. Composers interested in augmented means of sound production are encouraged to employ the suggested system, elaborate it, or use it as a source of inspiration. (Series: Musikwissenschaft - Vol. 17)

O autorze

Christian Dimpker is a composer and music theorist. He studied History and Philosophy as well as Sound Studies in Berlin and is currently writing a doctoral thesis at the University of Plymouth's Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research.