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Performance of solo composition

Performance of solo composition

September 13, 2016 · by danielformo · in Performances, Reflection, Writings

This is the first performance of a semi-improvised solo composition I made using a selectin of the ideas I have developed through improvisation earlier. Also first time with full 16 channel stage setup, organized as 12 acoustic transducer instruments hanging…

Essay on Artistic Research

Essay on Artistic Research

June 8, 2015 · by danielformo · in Reflection, Writings

This is an essay trying to reflect around the phenomenon of “artistic research”, its foundations, functions and justifications. As my project is carried out within the Norwegian Artistic Research Programme, I felt it was interesting to look at how this…

NIME workshop

NIME workshop

July 9, 2014 · by danielformo · in Reflection, Writings

Last week I attended a workshop on Practiced Based Research at the NIME onference held at Goldsmiths in London, bringing together different researchers working with music and technology as research and discussing different challenges and views on doing research through…

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CONTENTS

  • PROJECT OUTLINE
    • Introduction
    • Background
  • WORK AND RESULTS
    • Speech gestures as material
    • Methods of abstraction
    • Software Instrument system
    • Sound and Orchestration
    • Performance methods
    • Final Artistic Results
  • REFLECTIONS
    • Design and development
    • Possibilities and limitations
    • Speech sources and concept
    • Perception of speech and music
    • Form, meaning and language
    • Reflections on the results
  • APPENDIX
    • Essay on Artistic Research
    • Technical background
  • RESOURCES
    • References
    • Downloads
    • Research blog
    • Symposium videos

This site presents the doctoral artistic research project The Music of Language and Language of Music by Daniel Formo. The project was carried out between 2013-2017 at the Music Department of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, as a part of the Norwegian Artistic Research Fellowship Programme.

Contact: daniel.formo [at] ntnu.no

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