Aspects of Sand: An Acousmatic Work With Listener Interface

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter I -- A Composer's Response to Flat Form

I.i. Introduction

I.ii. Flatness in Visual Art

I.iii. Flatness in Music

I.iv. The Interface

I.v. Basic Aspects of the Inner Workings of the Interface

I.vi. Towards a More Concrete Definition of Flatness

I.vi.2. Kinetic Curvature

I.vi.3. Sectionalization

I.vi.4. Conclusion

Chapter II -- Serial Structures as Fragmentation of the Familiar

II.i. 19 Tone Equal Temperament

II.ii. Serial Structure

II.iii. Drones and Virtual Drones

II.iv. Aurally Sensitive Pitch-Class Set Composition

II.v. Fragmentation of the Familiar

II.vi. Conclusion

Chapter III -- The Virtual Instruments of Sand

III.i. Introduction

III.ii. Filter

III.iii. Piano

III.iv. Wwave

III.v. Orchestration

III.vi. Musique Concrete Gesture Engine

Appendix -- Notation of 19-tone Equal Temperament