Re: [microsound] The Aesthetics of Noise

[dbuchwald <dagmar.buchwald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

oooops, I should have listened to the piece once again before I posted this.
Seems my listening habits have changed quite a bit over the years.  I found
that piece really revolutionary for the time when I heard it first.  Hm,
yes.  I still like it, but it is a very far cry from noise.  Sorry (blush).

Dagmar

dbuchwald wrote:

> Thanks for that, informative article.  He mentions however, Russolo as
> the first musician to consciously use "noise" in his music.  That's
> probabaly true in the strict sense of the term "noise".  But I was
> delighted to find a few years gao -- by chance -- a 17th century
> composer, Jean-Féry Rebel (1666-1747) who composed a piece called "Les
> elemens" (The elements).  For the first movement - "Le Cahos" - he wanted
> to "depict" chaos in music.  Of course, he could only do it with
> classical instruments.  But he comes very close to, well, not directly
> noise, but a cluster of sounds so to speak.  I found that very remarkable
> for the time, although it was not done as music for music's sake but in
> order to "represent" something; chaos, as he imagined it.
>
> If someone in the list could point out other early "experimentalists" I
> would be very interested.
>
> Yours,
>
> Dagmar
>
> Eloy Anzola wrote:
>
> > I haven't yet read this. It uses Sonic Youth and
> > my Bloody Valentine as examples, but some it may
> > be relevant and interest some of you:
> > http://www.datanom.com/noise/the_essay/
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > Eloy
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