Portfolio of compositions: a dialogue between the human body and computer music

Yeung, Tsun Winston (2019). Portfolio of compositions: a dialogue between the human body and computer music. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Abstract

This PhD thesis consists of a portfolio of five works of electroacoustic music, an installation, software, and a written commentary created at the University of Birmingham. The primary research focus is on creating electroacoustic music with external sensors and data related to the human body. In both instrumental (acoustic or electronic) music or fixed media, there is considerable space to improve or modify the way humans interact with interfaces or systems for musical realisation. Through the creation of the works in this portfolio, various interfaces were examined in order to investigate if there is any room for improvement when applying them in music creation. These interfaces include non-tactile gesture controller, EEG sensors, live coding, and sonification of DNA data. Possible ways to overcome or work around the limitations when using interfaces were examined, proposed, and used throughout the composition process. This commentary will discuss both the creative and technical processes behind the creation of these works. It also contains software created as an aid to computer music generation.

Type of Work: Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.)
Award Type: Doctorates > Ph.D.
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Supervisor(s)EmailORCID
Wilson, ScottUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Haworth, ChristopherUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Licence: All rights reserved All rights reserved All rights reserved All rights reserved All rights reserved All rights reserved All rights reserved All rights reserved All rights reserved
College/Faculty: Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Arts & Law
School or Department: School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music, Department of Music
Funders: None/not applicable
Subjects: M Music and Books on Music > M Music
URI: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/9801

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