Approaches to notation in music for piano and live electronics: the performer’s perspective

This chapter examines elements of notation in music for piano and live electronics. The author introduces examples from the repertoire and discusses different notational approaches. These are grouped into three main categories. 1 Graphic notations and visual representations or descriptive scores (B...

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Main Author: Pestova, Xenia
Other Authors: Sallis, Friedemann
Format: Book Section
Published: Routledge 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48184/
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description This chapter examines elements of notation in music for piano and live electronics. The author introduces examples from the repertoire and discusses different notational approaches. These are grouped into three main categories. 1 Graphic notations and visual representations or descriptive scores (Boorman 2001) are commonly used in repertoire with fixed media to simplify synchronisation and can also be found in more recent repertoire with interactive live electronics. 2 Tablature-style notations, or prescriptive scores (Boorman 2001) including notation as documentation, offer a different and potentially complementary approach. 3 Hybrid combinations of approaches and notations, including semi-improvised pieces and notation for new instruments, show new perspectives in the field. The author addresses performance practice challenges and draws conclusions from that perspective.
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spelling nottingham-481842020-05-04T19:18:48Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48184/ Approaches to notation in music for piano and live electronics: the performer’s perspective Pestova, Xenia This chapter examines elements of notation in music for piano and live electronics. The author introduces examples from the repertoire and discusses different notational approaches. These are grouped into three main categories. 1 Graphic notations and visual representations or descriptive scores (Boorman 2001) are commonly used in repertoire with fixed media to simplify synchronisation and can also be found in more recent repertoire with interactive live electronics. 2 Tablature-style notations, or prescriptive scores (Boorman 2001) including notation as documentation, offer a different and potentially complementary approach. 3 Hybrid combinations of approaches and notations, including semi-improvised pieces and notation for new instruments, show new perspectives in the field. The author addresses performance practice challenges and draws conclusions from that perspective. Routledge Sallis, Friedemann Bertolani, Valentina Berle, Jan Zattra, Laura 2017-11-17 Book Section PeerReviewed Pestova, Xenia (2017) Approaches to notation in music for piano and live electronics: the performer’s perspective. In: Live-electronic music: composition, performance, study. Routledge Research in Music . Routledge, London, pp. 131-159. ISBN 9781138022607
spellingShingle Pestova, Xenia
Approaches to notation in music for piano and live electronics: the performer’s perspective
title Approaches to notation in music for piano and live electronics: the performer’s perspective
title_full Approaches to notation in music for piano and live electronics: the performer’s perspective
title_fullStr Approaches to notation in music for piano and live electronics: the performer’s perspective
title_full_unstemmed Approaches to notation in music for piano and live electronics: the performer’s perspective
title_short Approaches to notation in music for piano and live electronics: the performer’s perspective
title_sort approaches to notation in music for piano and live electronics: the performer’s perspective
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48184/