MUS 3745 Study Guide - Final Guide: John Chowning, Sound Art, Turntablism
Document Summary
Mostly used for sound effects but theremin originally envisioned it as a concert instrument. Often regarded as one of the first noise music experimental composers. Filed a patent for a machine to produce electrical music in 1896. Plan was to build an electronic music synthesizer and pipe live music to remote locations via telephone lines. Wrote primarily for percussion, using raw noises and evolving timbres. Had access to turntables, mixers, microphones, large collection of sound effects at radio studio. Co-founded grm (group of musical research) with pierre henry. Method for structuring music based solely on rhythm and duration. Wanted to achieve silence and remove the composer"s emotions. Defined a set of rules and followed them. Columbia professor experimenting with tape music in 1950s. American composer noted for serial and electronic music. Most notable composer to use rca mark ii. Less interested in creating new timbers; interested in the rhythmic precision offered by the mark ii.