Electroacoustic Composition

Electroacoustic composition is an avant-garde genre that merges the experimental manipulation of electronically produced sounds with acoustic instruments and natural sound sources, often creating immersive and abstract soundscapes. Pioneered by artists like Pierre Schaeffer and his concept of musique concrète, it involves techniques such as live electronic processing, tape manipulation, and the use of synthesized tones, challenging traditional notions of harmony, rhythm, and melody. This genre transcends boundaries by integrating noise, speech, and environmental sounds, treated with effects like reverb, delay, and distortion, emphasizing timbre and texture over conventional musical structures. Electroacoustic compositions can range from ambient to dissonant, offering a vast canvas for sonic exploration and pushing the limits of auditory experience.

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Complete Works 08
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Alice Shields
Angus MacLise
Beatriz Ferreyra
Bernard Parmegiani
Bülent Arel
Daniel Teruggi
Daphne Oram
Else Marie Pade
Francis Dhomont
François Bayle
Gilles Gobeil
Guy Reibel
Halim El-Dabh
Horacio Vaggione
Hugh Le Caine
Jean-Claude Risset
Jon Appleton
Jonty Harrison
Jorge Antunes
Jorgen Plaetner
Leo Küpper
Morton Subotnick
Natasha Barrett
Otto Luening
Pierre Henry
Pierre Schaeffer
Richard Maxfield
Robert Normandeau
Tod Dockstader
Trevor Wishart
Tristram Cary
Vladimir Ussachevsky
Åke Parmerud
Pierre Henry
Daphne Oram
Tristram Cary
Pierre Schaeffer
Bernard Parmegiani
Else Marie Pade
Halim El-Dabh
Vladimir Ussachevsky
Morton Subotnick
Tod Dockstader
Jorge Antunes
Alice Shields
Beatriz Ferreyra
Natasha Barrett
Guy Reibel
Otto Luening
Jean-Claude Risset
Angus MacLise
Richard Maxfield
Francis Dhomont
Jon Appleton
Åke Parmerud
François Bayle
Hugh Le Caine
Jonty Harrison
Daniel Teruggi
Trevor Wishart
Bülent Arel
Robert Normandeau
Horacio Vaggione
Gilles Gobeil
Jorgen Plaetner
Leo Küpper