To perceive the aural environment, listen without the presence of music.
The contrast with the musical environment, or with "environmental" music, is instantly apparent.
Sound imagery may be constructed in an aesthetic way without the stylistic elements that commonly define music, and in doing so the composer creates a more authentic reflection or representation of the "atmospheric" environment. But make no mistake: such sound art is no more created randomly than actual environmental patterns are random in nature. There must be cause and effect processes that the composer may influence and replicate in compositional terms; these techniques and methods are the unique intellectual property of any composer working in these peculiar experimental modes.
Perception is revelation.
The contrast with the musical environment, or with "environmental" music, is instantly apparent.
Sound imagery may be constructed in an aesthetic way without the stylistic elements that commonly define music, and in doing so the composer creates a more authentic reflection or representation of the "atmospheric" environment. But make no mistake: such sound art is no more created randomly than actual environmental patterns are random in nature. There must be cause and effect processes that the composer may influence and replicate in compositional terms; these techniques and methods are the unique intellectual property of any composer working in these peculiar experimental modes.
Perception is revelation.
