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Morphology of the Amorphous: Spatial texture, motion and words

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

Erik Nyström
Erik Nyström*
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University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
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Email: e.p.nystrom@bham.ac.uk
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Abstract

On reflection upon my own experience as a composer in theory and practice, I find that terms not only define but also propose. In finding words for spatial texture, I have discovered that spatial texture itself is always proposing: motion of sound suggests texture of space. The texture of space creates an elusive materiality. Form is no better than formlessness.

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Organised Sound , Volume 22 , Special Issue 3: Which Words Can We Use Related to Sound and Music? , December 2017 , pp. 336 - 344
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© Cambridge University Press 2017 

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Footnotes

I thank the Leverhulme Trust for funding research for this article through an Early Career Fellowship.

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Discography

Nyström, E. 2014a. Catabolisms (2011–12). On Morphogenèse. Montreal: Empreintes Digitales, IMED-14129-CD.Google Scholar
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Nyström, E. 2016. Clinamen. Unreleased recording.Google Scholar
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