Re: [microsound]: What is microsound ? [was: autechre/richard devine//techniques]

[Guillaume Grenier <gollum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/01/01 09:03, taylor deupree said in living color:

>> Greg wrote:
>> 
>>> I have to question the concept that microsound has to be "quiet"
>>> or sparse music.
>> 
>> Well _I_ didn't say microsound has to be "quiet", but I definitely
>> think sparseness
>> (is that a word ?) is a defining quality of microsound. By sparse I mean that
>> microsound pieces tend to be made up of only a few elements. They're
>> not heavily
>> layered. I think a lot of microsound is sparse in the way Webern's
>> music was sparse.
>> Succinct. Uncluttered.
> 
> well, what about vladislav delay? he is far from a "minimalist".. his
> music is maximal.. layer upon layer of warm, thick sound... but,
> people call him a microsounder, too.. so i guess there are always
> exceptions..

I guess the "minimalist" label here would apply more to the harmonic
material (usually one chord or an oscillation between two chords -- however
I haven't heard recent Delay so maybe this has changed) than the textural
aspect of the music.

g.

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