Proms at ... Cadogan Hall 4 – 6.08.18

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Oops! I've forgotten to mention the feature that possibly most distinguishes it from earlier electronic-based Musics - Acousmatic Music can be improvised; a performer/composer can set up microphones at various points in a performing space and instantly manipulate the sounds that occur on a Laptop computer.

Acousmatic composers also have greater control of the "publication" of their work - bypassing both sheet Music publishers and record companies, they can put their work onto the internet for anyone to hear.

[edashtav]

Oops! I've forgotten to mention the feature that possibly most distinguishes it from earlier electronic-based Musics - Acousmatic Music can be improvised; a performer/composer can set up microphones at various points in a performing space and instantly manipulate the sounds that occur on a Laptop computer.

Acousmatic composers also have greater control of the "publication" of their work - bypassing both sheet Music publishers and record companies, they can put their work onto the internet for anyone to hear.

and to widen that excellent point. There has been discussion recently, maybe worries expressed, at the proportion of new music that remains unperformed.
Some composers have only heard versions that they have prepared, sometimes with electronic help, through speakers or headphones. Those versions, when published on the Net, set standards, and, possibly, become “Standards” maybe reducing the chance of live performances. All a little incestuous. Am I alone in feeling that multiple live performances from a breadth of interpreters is important feedback for composers.

[Serial_Apologist]

and to widen that excellent point. There has been discussion recently, maybe worries expressed, at the proportion of new music that remains unperformed.
Some composers have only heard versions that they have prepared, sometimes with electronic help, through speakers or headphones. Those versions, when published on the Net, set standards, and, possibly, become “Standards” maybe reducing the chance of live performances. All a little incestuous. Am I alone in feeling that multiple live performances from a breadth of interpreters is important feedback for composers.

Pfff - chance would be a fine thing!

[MrGongGong]

As others have said.
The key thing about Acousmatic music is that it is intended to be listened to without any visual stimulus.
and lot's of things (which are all over the internet) about Pierre Schaeffer and Pythagoras etc

There is considerable debate (and many Phd's) about the whole idea of "sound objects" and whether sounds can be isolated from their source, context or provenance.

This site might be useful

http://ears.pierrecouprie.fr/spip.php?rubrique18

A Pythagorian term reintroduced in 1955 by Jérôme Peignot which considers the "distance which separates sounds from their origin", i.e., an audio-only presentation of sound common to electroacoustic music.

For some, the term is very precise and refers specifically to this listening situation. However, the term has gained wider usage, in describing a genre, which, to a large extent derives from the Musique Concrète tradition and is founded upon this listening situation.

Pierre Couprie