Emphasizing form in virtual reality-based music performance

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Abstract

The role of form in virtual reality-based musical performance is discussed using historical precedents and current research examples. Two basic approaches incorporating 3D environments into musical performance are considered: a "static" approach in which the space does not change but is instead explored and interpreted by the performer, and a "dynamic" approach in which movement of the space or objects within the space directly influences or controls the performance of the music. These two approaches are contextualized through works such as "Poème Électronique" and other historical works of spatial music, with particular attention to the spatial notation methods and mobile forms employed by composer Earle Brown in works such as "December 1952" and "Calder Piece." Through discussion and demonstration of his own compositions "Zebra" and "Calder Song," the lead author explores how Brown's ideas can be developed, re-examined, and re-imagined in virtual space.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Icmc 2016 42nd International Computer Music Conference Proceedings

First Page

341

Last Page

344

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