Thursday, January 19, 2012

Imagery in Sound

Listen at any time and place to hear myriad events produce varied sounds in continuous succession.



These are sounds in an original state, so to speak, taking form without being intentionally given form in terms of controlled musical elements, like rhythm, melody, meter, beat, and so forth.  Certain sounds will be human in origin-- automobile engines, for instance, or laundry flapping on a clothesline in the wind.  Other sounds will be, like the wind or rain, primordial in nature.

The creation of a piece made for aesthetic listening, as if the sounds were happening in such manner, need not relinquish all control to chance, or be contrived as representing random, disconnected noises.  Manipulation of tones, patterns, contrasting sounds and textures may lead to compositions that fill the atmosphere and the ear with uniquely enjoyable sounds while allowing the mind to wander freely, unburdened by music that demands all one's attention. 

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