Re: [microsound] How to... compose electroacoustic music

[Bill Jarboe <billjarboe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi David,

  it looks to me like you might have to be more specific. Try finding 
recordings of the big names and a few of the little ones , when you 
find something that interests you look for what they have to say about 
it , how they did it.

 Since electroacoustic music is basically anything a person might come 
up with using tone generators , recording devices , editing techniques 
, filters etc. and is presented or diffused without a performance in 
the conventional sense , its practitioners are often very aloof. If you 
make the right burbling noises at exactly the right time within hearing 
range of some of these aloof individuals you might find that there is 
an informal study group in your area. They often don't publicize since 
they don't want people stealing their peripherals , preamplifiers etc..

 It seems to me that it's in the doing . The research is secondary. 
Think about what you really want . What are your ideals? How to 
accomplish something with what is surrounding you , preferably without 
damaging anyone or anything.


      Good luck!

  peace, love , eliane radigue and all of that


                                         -b


On Oct 3, 2006, at 10:33 AM, David Powers wrote:

> Does anyone know of good resources on this topic, on the web? I'd be
> curious to see what's out there. I've done some digging around on my
> own, but haven't found too much.
>
> ~David
>
> On 9/29/06, Scott Carver <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sonic Art is /very/ anchored to Wishart's ideas about sound and
> > music (which is, I suppose, good or bad depending...), but the book
> > itself is probably the most in-depth commentary on electroacoustic
> > composition I've ever seen. I suspect you could learn a lot by going
> > back to Xenakis' Formalized Music, but it's a tough read if you're
> > not a math person.
> >
> > - Scott


---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: microsound-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
For additional commands, e-mail: microsound-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
website: http://www.microsound.org