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From Sound Shapes to Space-Form: investigating the relationships between Smalley's writings and works

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

David Hirst
David Hirst*
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Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Centre, La Trobe University, Victoria, 3083, Australia
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E-mail: d.hirst@latrobe.edu.au
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Abstract

By drawing concept diagrams of Smalley's seminal writings, I have attempted to show how Smalley's ideas on acousmatic music have evolved from manipulating sound objects to creating ‘space-forms’. The work Wind Chimes is analysed with respect to spectromorphology and sound shapes, and it is compared to the work Base Metals, which is analysed with respect to spectral space. A connection is then made between the evolution in writing and the evolution in composition.

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Organised Sound , Volume 16 , Issue 1: Denis Smalley: his influence on the theory and practice of electroacoustic music , April 2011 , pp. 42 - 53
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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