A semiotic approach to open notations : ambiguity as opportunity / Tristan McKay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKay, Tristan, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in music since 1945 2632-7791.

Cambridge elements. Elements in music since 1945, 2632-7791

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brown, Earle, 1926-2002.

Musical notation.

Improvisation (Music).

Brown, Earle, 1926-2002--Criticism and interpretation.

Brown, Earle.

Redman, Will--Criticism and interpretation.

Redman, Will.

Asher, Leah--Criticism and interpretation.

Asher, Leah.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Along with twentieth-century developments in playing techniques, technologies, and concepts of musical sound, the notations employed by composers have also changed. Composers of what Umberto Eco calls 'open works' often employ intentionally ambiguous music notations. These open notations ask the performer to play a radical and active role in co-creating the musical work. Scores that feature open notations have been part of the Western classical music landscape since the mid-twentieth century, and continue to have a vibrant community of practitioners today. In this Element, Tristan McKay considers intersections of ambiguity, authority, and identity in works with open notations. He develops a semiotic approach to open notation analysis and puts it into practice with in-depth analyses of openly notated works by Earle Brown, Will Redman, and Leah Asher.

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ISBN:

9781108884389

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Restricted for use by site license.