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Sketching concatenative synthesis: audiovisual Isomorphism in reduced modes. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tsiros, A., LePlâtre, G., & Smyth, M. (2012, July). Sketching concatenative synthesis: audiovisual Isomorphism in reduced modes. Presented at 9th Sound and Music Computing Conference

This paper presents a prototype allowing the control of a
concatenative synthesis algorithm using a 2D sketching
interface. The design of the system is underpinned by a
preliminary discussion in which isomorphisms between
auditory and visual phen... Read More about Sketching concatenative synthesis: audiovisual Isomorphism in reduced modes..

Extending the Term: The Gowers Review and the Campaign to Increase the Length of Copyright in Sound Recordings (2012)
Journal Article
Harkins, P. (2012). Extending the Term: The Gowers Review and the Campaign to Increase the Length of Copyright in Sound Recordings. Popular Music and Society, 35(5), 629-649. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2012.709664

After the UK government commissioned a review of intellectual property in 2005, a campaign to “Extend the Term” of copyright in sound recordings was orchestrated by trade magazine Music Week on behalf of the recording industry and performing artists.... Read More about Extending the Term: The Gowers Review and the Campaign to Increase the Length of Copyright in Sound Recordings.

Listening to ‘difficult albums’: specialist music fans and the popular avant-garde (2012)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2012). Listening to ‘difficult albums’: specialist music fans and the popular avant-garde. Popular Music, 31(03), 347-361. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261143012000281

Difficulty is most often associated, not with popular music, but with the avant-garde. How do popular music listeners listen to albums that present compositional, performance or conceptual elements from the avant-garde? This paper explores where di... Read More about Listening to ‘difficult albums’: specialist music fans and the popular avant-garde.

Haftor Medbøe & Anneke Kampman - Places and Spaces (2012)
Other
Medbøe, H. (2012). Haftor Medbøe & Anneke Kampman - Places and Spaces. Edinburgh, UK

An album of nine compositions featuring Anneke Kampman (vocals), Andy Jeffcoat (synth), Richard Kass (percussion).

Engineered by Michal Jankowski
Produced by Graham Coe

Released in September 2009

Organ Recital Mainzer Dom. (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Harris, M. Organ Recital Mainzer Dom. Performed at Mainz, germany. 4 August 2012 - 4 August 2012

Concert performance in 2012 Internationaler Orgelsommer 4 August 2012. Showcase of British music from 19th and 20th centuries.
Weitz Fanfare and Gothic March; Handel Organ Concerto Op 4 No 5; W.T.Best Sonata in G; Francis Jackson Toccata, Chorale... Read More about Organ Recital Mainzer Dom..

Nordic Tone: Redrawing borders of culture and boundaries of style. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medbøe, H. (2012, July). Nordic Tone: Redrawing borders of culture and boundaries of style. Paper presented at International Musicological Society

Historians and educators have traditionally presented the century long evolution of jazz in a linear, canonical fashion. Applications of this model are often limited to the music’s domestic evolution, paying scant heed to activities outside the USA.... Read More about Nordic Tone: Redrawing borders of culture and boundaries of style..

EMG (2012)
Other
Hails, J. (2012). EMG. [Musical score]. Edinburgh, Scotland

Work for solo piano requested and first performed by Nicholas Ashton.
This work samples vertical chord structures from an earlier piece for piano (EVEN MORE GEESE), which itself was derived from an ensemble piece (More Geese).
These samples are pre... Read More about EMG.

Poetry and symmetry as organizing forces in music (2012)
Thesis
Eccles, J. Poetry and symmetry as organizing forces in music. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5676

Aspects of poetry and symmetry are taken to represent the tension within the compositional process between spontaneous impulses and intuitive insights on the one hand, and more consciously imposed structure and organization on the other. These forces... Read More about Poetry and symmetry as organizing forces in music.

La transmission perdue et retrouvée: Le sampler comme outil de composition et de décontextualisation de l'enregistrement (2012)
Journal Article
Harkins, P. (2012). La transmission perdue et retrouvée: Le sampler comme outil de composition et de décontextualisation de l'enregistrement. Réseaux, 172(2), 92. https://doi.org/10.3917/res.172.0092

According to Brian Eno, the recording studio is a composition tool that enables musicians to enjoy a more direct relationship with sound. This article examines the role of the sampler as a technology that is tightly interlinked with the creative proc... Read More about La transmission perdue et retrouvée: Le sampler comme outil de composition et de décontextualisation de l'enregistrement.

Contextual incongruity and musical congruity: the aesthetics and humour of mash-ups (2012)
Journal Article
Brøvig-Hanssen, R., & Harkins, P. (2012). Contextual incongruity and musical congruity: the aesthetics and humour of mash-ups. Popular Music, 31(01), 87-104. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026114301100047X

The academic literature on mash-ups has been dominated by discussions about issues relating to
their illegal nature and infringement of copyright. We aim to appraise this musical style with a
socio-musicological approach to focus on its aesthetics.... Read More about Contextual incongruity and musical congruity: the aesthetics and humour of mash-ups.

Pentimenti for Two Pianos. (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Stanley, J. Pentimenti for Two Pianos. 16 January 2012 - 16 January 2012

This work,written for and dedicated to the performers, received its world premiere at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on 16th January, 2012.

Watershed (2011) for Two Pianos. (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Hammond, D. Watershed (2011) for Two Pianos. 16 January 2012 - 16 January 2012

This work was written for and dedicated to the performers and received its world premiere at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on 16th January, 2012