Experimental Music Since 1970 ; Jennie Gottschalk

Experimental Music Since 1970

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This book presents a contemporary overview of experimental music, catering to individuals ranging from seasoned practitioners to curious readers. The book rejects the notion that experimental music is confined to a specific historical period, asserting instead that it encompasses a variety of approaches to sound that offer insights into present-day experiences. The identification of an experimental work is not solely based on its sonic attributes, but also on the questions it raises and its openness to the act of sounding. Experimentation serves as a methodology, propelling exploration beyond the boundaries of established knowledge to uncover new insights, forms, relationships, or to embrace a state of uncertainty. Each composer and sound artist showcased in this book develops and transforms their craft in response to the inquiries they bring to their creative endeavors. They utilize scientific, perceptual, or social phenomena as catalysts within their work. Rather than organizing these practices chronologically, by technique, or social groupings, they are instead categorized according to subject areas such as resonance, harmony, objects, shapes, perception, language, interaction, sites, and histories. Musical materials may undergo various treatments, including systemization, observation, examination, magnification, fragmentation, translation, or destabilization. These restless and exploratory modes of engagement have evolved over the past few decades, widening the scope of musical practice and listening experiences.

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