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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Alice Shields
Angus MacLise
Beatriz Ferreyra
Bernard Parmegiani
Daniel Teruggi
Else Marie Pade
Francis Dhomont
François Bayle
Gilles Gobeil
Guy Reibel
Halim El-Dabh
Hugh Le Caine
Jean-Claude Risset
Jon Appleton
Jorgen Plaetner
Morton Subotnick
Pierre Henry
Pierre Schaeffer
Richard Maxfield
Robert Normandeau
Tod Dockstader
Tristram Cary
Åke Parmerud
Pierre Henry
Tristram Cary
Pierre Schaeffer
Bernard Parmegiani
Else Marie Pade
Halim El-Dabh
Tod Dockstader
Morton Subotnick
Alice Shields
Beatriz Ferreyra
Guy Reibel
Jean-Claude Risset
Angus MacLise
Richard Maxfield
Francis Dhomont
François Bayle
Åke Parmerud
Hugh Le Caine
Jon Appleton
Robert Normandeau
Daniel Teruggi
Gilles Gobeil
Jorgen Plaetner