Language(s): English

Keyword(s):

Musique Concrète ,  Grammar ,  Macro-level Structure ,  Micro-level Structure ,  Sonogram ,  Structural Analysis ,  Abstract Syntax and Abstracted Syntax ,  Electroacoustic Music ,  Electronic Music

Abstract:

In this chapter, the author presents a detailed structural, poietic (production-based) analysis of Iannis Xenakis’ first electronic work Diamorphoses (1957). He discusses the ways in which one must consider selecting the most appropriate means for analysing a work’s sonic events, particularly for those works without a score. He uses sonograms to illustrate and contextualise his analysis.