[sdiy] Re: [AH] BUG MUSIC: Vote for your Favorite!

[Peter Grenader]

Paul S (MOTM) I believe coined that phrase.  In any event, it does ring of
of that typical Texan charm, don't it?

As far as aleatoric, Cynthia is correct, it is referring to chance. But, in
all honesty, nothing done for any of  these competitions past or present has
truly been aleatoric music.  But that's OK, it makes for a cool name.

To the letter of the law and as silly as this sounds, there are
compositional rules behind chance music. It's normally not just all willy
nilly and let's see what pops out the end and call that a piece.

As an example, there was a chance score written by an American composer by
the name Vick Higgins in which  the chance information  (process) was
determined by the placement of holes in staff paper.  He taped a piece of
staff paper to a board and shot holes in it with a BB gun, the holes then
making the notes which would be played in the piece itself.

Depending on who shot the holes into the paper, the pitch information was
determined pretty much by chance (unless the person with the gun was a uber
sharp shooter) - but the process to determine those chance elements was
defined (see that piece of paper over thar...shoot some holes in it) --
there were 'rules' set up in which to arrive at the chance or aleatoric
elements of the piece, as there is in most music of that nature.

Hope that helps. class dismissed,

- P


Enmach at aol.com wrote:

> Music created with "big ugly gizmos".
> 
> Pat
> 
> In a message dated 2/18/2005 9:53:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, "/0"
> <r3dshift at chartermi.net> writes:
> 
>> what is bug music?
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Cynthia Webster" <cynthia.webster at gte.net>
>> To: "Analog Heaven" <analogue at hyperreal.org>; "DIY"
>> <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 7:35 PM
>> Subject: [AH] BUG MUSIC: Vote for your Favorite!
>> 
>> 
>>> Hello Everybody!
>>> 
>>> This Sunday Night We Will Announce The Winners of
>>> The Singing Robots 2005 Aleatoric "Bug Music" Contest!
>>> 
>>> A total of (19) wonderfully creative 3-minute pieces
>>> are competing to be released later this year on part of
>>> a compilation disc distributed through thiaMedia
>>> 
>>> A Big Thank You to all of the Synthesists who provided
>>> all this Great Entertainment!
>>> 
>>> The top three Winners will receive 50% Off on any
>>> regular production Cyndustries module, or a free
>>> SixPac enclosure, and the top winner will claim the
>>> prestigious new Buggo Award!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> (Who best captured the theme of Singing Robots?)
>>> 
>>> Please have a listen and vote for your favorites!
>>> 
>>> http://www.cyndustries.com/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cynthia
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Aleatoric = Music determined by elements of chance.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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