Sonic Phantoms : Composition with Auditory Phantasmatic Presence / Barbara Ellison and Thomas Bey William Bailey ; edited by Francisco López.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellison, Barbara (Musician), author.

Bailey, Thomas Bey William, author.

Contributor:

López, Francisco, editor.

EBSCOhost.

Series:

Bloomsbury sound studies

Sound studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Instrumental music--Psychological aspects.

Instrumental music.

Auditory perception.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume).

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle Page

Title Page

Contents

Dedication

List of Figures

Preface

Author's Note

Acknowledgments

1 Phantasmagenics

1.1 Sonic Phantoms as Emergent Presence

1.2 Presence by Apophenia

1.3 Apophenia and Creativity

1.4 Creativity with Ambiguity

1.5 Ambiguity as Intentional Practice

2 Inducing the Phantasmatic

2.1 Compositional Phantasmatic Strategies and Techniques

2.1.1 Repetition

2.1.2 Persistence

2.1.3 Layering

2.1.4 Noise

2.1.5 Accentuation

2.2 Realms of Sonic Phantasmatic Experience

3 Phantasma Instrumentalis: The Realm of the Instrument

Compositional Series: Harp Phantoms

3.1 Sonic Exploration of the Instrument

3.2 Instrument Preparation and Sonic Blotscapes

3.3 Ritualization in Performance

3.4 Structure and Possible Variations

3.5 Inherent Patterns

3.6 Auditory Streaming

3.7 Sonic Figure and Ground

3.8 Listening Modes and Perceptual Competition

3.9 Accentuation of Harp Sonic Phantoms

3.10 A Second Life of Harp Phantoms in the Studio

4 Phantasma Materialis: The Realm of the Object

Compositional Series: Drawing Phantoms

4.1 Initial Material Explorations (for a Literal 'Phono-Graphic' Performance)

4.2 The Drawing Room

4.3 Transcendent 'Boundary Loss'

4.4 Automatic Drawing-Ghosts and Dissociation

4.5 Drawing Phantoms Performance

4.6 Expanding by Narrowing-Everyday and Induced Trance

4.7 Loop Multiplicity

4.8 Drawing Phantoms Séance

4.9 'EVP' and 'OVP'

5 Phantasma Humana: The Realm of the Voice

Compositional Series: Vocal Phantoms

5.1 Katajjaq

5.2 Vocal Phantoms #18 (for Live Voices)

5.3 Ancient and Recent Vocal Techniques of Illusion

5.4 CyberSongs-Text-to-Speech-to-Song Pieces

5.5 Micro-Temporal Mechanisms

5.6 Semantic Satiation and Semantization

6 Phantasma Naturalis: The Realm of Nature

Compositional Series: Natural Phantoms

6.1 Listening and Recording

6.2 Natural Polyphony

6.2.1 Layering

6.2.2 Interlocking

6.2.3 Transitions

6.3 Natural Phantoms

6.4 Beyond Composition

7 Coda

Otoacoustic Emissions: The Phantom Within

Bibliography

Index

Imprint

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 01, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: Ellison, Barbara. Sonic Phantoms : Composition with Auditory Phantasmatic Presence.

ISBN:

9781501347030

1501347039

9781501347054

1501347055

Publisher Number:

99986031573

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