Improvising Machines: Spectral Dance and Token Objects.

The author examines the evolution of a system he developed for the creation of two compositions, Spectral Dance and Token Objects, against a backdrop of other composers who have built their own electronic systems. This provides a window on the gradual transformation that has taken place in the way m...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Leonardo Music Journal Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 107 - 115
Main Author: Schiemer, Greg
Format: Article
Published: MIT Press Dec1999
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Summary:The author examines the evolution of a system he developed for the creation of two compositions, Spectral Dance and Token Objects, against a backdrop of other composers who have built their own electronic systems. This provides a window on the gradual transformation that has taken place in the way music has been created over the last three decades.