Abstract
Before moving onto abstract music, we
discussed the given task from Week 4 which was to create a piece of
improvised music from a stimulus of abstract scores.
This score was really difficult to understand, it took us so long to create a piece in which we could have only recorded. The idea based around our piece was life, using everyday sounds such as cars passing, crowds and natural noises. As we looked into this further we agreed that it reminded all of us of a heart monitor, in which gave us the idea of a composed piece which would inspire ours:
The piece does not quite home the same
ideas as ours yet we found it interesting and used this to arch our
piece. The heartbeat monitor would be the base of the piece as the
heart is a connection each person has, we then from the structure of
the score built up to the idea of the growth of a person. Child,
teenage, adult, elder and then of course death. This could have been
done using different sounds such as a baby crying and then silence
for death. From our ideas I don't think that it was what the composer
intended for the score, however how abstract was the original piece?
I wouldn't class our piece as music but I would compare it to the
score and ask others of what their interpretation of this would be. I
found this task difficult but it did give us the opportunity to add
whatever creative ideas we felt and bring them to life through the
score. Music doesn't have to be sonic, it could be a performance, a
visual.
Exploring chance music and abstract
music linking to improvisation which was previously studied in the
last session.
What is abstract?
What is abstract?
When we discuss abstract we assume
that it is in relation to subject such as art or 'outside of the box'
thinking. In music it simply means that it should not be
representational, it should not have a concept nor words/vocals and
titles of music should be constructivist. Abstract music has three
types under its category: the use of random procedures to produce a
determinate fixed score, mobile form and indeterminate notation
including graphic notation or texts.
'Its
composers generally intend for the structure of each piece to stand
on its own without extra associations.' (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-absolute-music.htm#comments)
The harmonies and melodies of a piece of absolute music are not tied to emotional reactions or interpretations. It gives the composer the opportunity to illustrate a talent to the audience and the audience the opportunity to evoke their own thoughts and feelings to what they are listening too.
'The ideas behind the origins of absolute music are closely related to those of abstract art. Both are not intended to represent anything concrete.' (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-absolute-music.htm#comments) Aleatoric music is simply abstract music meaning to chance. We looked at a few examples of these types of music created by composers who wanted to explore their musical talent. The three we looked at were Boris Blacher, Steinvord and Stripsody. All three of these examples are very different, but they all want to evoke the same idea and concept, they all want the audience to have very different opinions to create music that does not necessarily agree with everyone.
The harmonies and melodies of a piece of absolute music are not tied to emotional reactions or interpretations. It gives the composer the opportunity to illustrate a talent to the audience and the audience the opportunity to evoke their own thoughts and feelings to what they are listening too.
'The ideas behind the origins of absolute music are closely related to those of abstract art. Both are not intended to represent anything concrete.' (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-absolute-music.htm#comments) Aleatoric music is simply abstract music meaning to chance. We looked at a few examples of these types of music created by composers who wanted to explore their musical talent. The three we looked at were Boris Blacher, Steinvord and Stripsody. All three of these examples are very different, but they all want to evoke the same idea and concept, they all want the audience to have very different opinions to create music that does not necessarily agree with everyone.
TheWelleszCompany (2011). Boris Blacher: Abstrakte Oper n.1 op.43 (1953) (1/2). [online]. Available from: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsNGLWyOPmA>. [Accessed 25/10/2014].
godtiermusic (2012). steinvord - Maelstrom [HQ 1080p]. [online]. Available from: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCHielWnOWA>. [Accessed25/10/2014].
barbussemusique (2011). Stipsody. [online]. Available from: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHUQFGhXHCw>. [Accessed 25/10/2014].
wiseGeek [online]. (2014). Available from: <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-absolute-music.htm#comments>. [Accessed 25/10/2014].
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