URL: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/comj

Language(s): English

Keyword(s):

Algorithm ,  Aural Analysis ,  Stochastic Music ,  Structural Analysis ,  Computer Music ,  Electroacoustic Music ,  Multimedia ,  Mixed Work

Abstract:

This article aims to present a brief overview of Iannis Xenakis’ electroacoustic music in the manner of a tutorial. It distinguishes and describes five stages in the trajectory of his studio output. It suggests that while there is a strong unity of aesthetic and compositional technique running through his entire oeuvre, within each of the five stages the technical means change somewhat, as do the aesthetic concerns.

All references of the same author:

(English)

Harley, James (1991). Generative Processes in Algorithmic Composition: Chaos and Music