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On Style in Electroacoustic Music

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2016

Andrew Hugill
Andrew Hugill*
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Bath Spa University, Centre for Creative Computing, Corsham Court Campus, Corsham, Chippenham, SN13 0BZ, UK
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Abstract

This article argues for the habilitation of a concept of style in electroacoustic music. It surveys the reasons for the neglect of style, looking in particular at the modernist embedding of electroacoustic theory and the consequences of postmodern genre formations. It considers the extent to which academic understanding of the materiality of music has moved from the analysis of sound to the analysis of media. It offers a critique of notions of sonic inclusivity and the differentiation of electroacoustic music from instrumental music. It emphasises the importance of comparative analysis and understanding the elements of style in electroacoustic music. It critically examines a number of techniques and frameworks for stylistic analysis. It concludes by encouraging the electroacoustic music community to engage more fully with notions of style.

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Organised Sound , Volume 21 , Special Issue 1: Style and Genre in Electroacoustic Music , April 2016 , pp. 4 - 14
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© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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