Sunday, December 22, 2013

Stepping Stones

In conceptual experiments with sound, success and failure are of equal interest to the composer.


Consider, for example, a piece in which one part of the process in composition and performance is control, while other steps are left to chance, and the evolution of the artistic work in sound develops between the two.  Success emerges in the production of aesthetically beautiful sounds, yet failure brings the composition closer to realization.