Eunierophrenia

Date of Award

2004

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Miles, Stephen

Keywords

Electronic Music, Computer Music, Experimental Music

Area of Concentration

Humanities

Abstract

Euneirophrenia is a musical composition for computer in quadraphonic sound. Structurally based on a metaphorical representation of emotional healing processes, it suggests the movement from trauma to resolution through emotionally expressive music. This emotional transformation is represented by similar transformations of sounds, effecting both their timbral qualities and their possible musical contexts. An essay, I Know Why the Cage-d Bird Sings, accompanies the composition. This paper addresses both the motivations for the work, as well as its historical context, including the most salient influences, such as the ideas of Richard Rorty, and the compositions of Trevor Wishart and Kim Cascone. Additionally, detailed narrative analysis is provided for Euneirophrenia, explaining both the technical and formal processes used in its realization.

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