MPhil musical composition: commentaries

[摘要] My interest in musical composition covers a broad range of styles and genres and this MPhil Submission is designed to reflect that range by a representative sample of my work. There are five contrasting works, four for electro-acoustic media and one notated piece for a small chamber orchestra. ‘sk8erpunk’ is a one minute piece (written for the Vox Novus radio broadcasts), utilizing treated samples of skateboard sounds and has an accompanying video. ‘Lines of Defence’ is the soundtrack for a film on coastal erosion, with the sound process realized using SuperCollider software. ‘Untitled’ is a notated work for a small chamber orchestra. ‘Aquanautics’, inspired by Evan Parker, uses treated sounds of a party horn to build textures. ‘Storm Ghosts’ is an experiment in sampling, mostly from acknowledged commercial music, to create a soundscape reflecting imaginings of the far north-west coast of Scotland.

[发布机构] University:University of Birmingham;Department:School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music, Department of Music

[关键词] M Music and Books on Music;M Music