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Composing with piezo
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Author
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Abstract
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| Composing with piezo is the title of my research which concerns the composition of instrumental music implemented with a speci fic use of piezoelectric microphones - low cost and low fidelity1 contact microphones. During the research process, I explored a peculiar use of this technology not only to disclose and amplify the instrumental sound but also to produce otherwise unheard sounds, through a reinterpretation of some instrumental gestures, such as glissando, tapping, scraping, etc, produced by playing with the microphone directly on the instrument. Mainly because of the nonlinear quality of unprocessed piezoelectric microphones, which thus present limits and different degrees of controllability and predictability - their introduction in my compositional work changed the relationships with the instrumental sound matter, bringing to question different aspects of my compositional approach. Therefore, during the whole research process, I looked for frameworks, theories, and examples, to understand and bring focus to my evolving compositional practice. |
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Language
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English
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Publication
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Antwerp
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University of Antwerp, ARIA
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2022
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120 p.
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Note
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Henderickx, Wim [Supervisor]
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Myin, Erik [Supervisor]
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Impett, Jonathan [Supervisor]
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Full text (open access)
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