The Noise–Pitch Continuum in Timbral Music
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Datum obhajoby
2022-09-13
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Akademie múzických umění v Praze.Hudební a taneční fakulta
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Disertační práce
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The rich acoustic world of noisy sounds has been used to different effects by
composers during the last decades. However, only limited theorisation exists of
noise composition and methodical saturated timbral composition, a lack which
this study will address. Analysis of musical scores is conducted on recent works
by acclaimed composers such as Bauckholt, Furrer, and Sciarrino. Passages are
analysed using a set of timbral-morphological descriptors that are developed for
the pitch–noise continuum and its intermediate timbral region. A spectrally
reductive analytical tool is proposed to facilitate theory formation and
composing, particularly with the rare instrumental sounds that lie perceptually
between noise and pitch, here labelled Froise. Different functions and contexts of
Froise sounds are demonstrated in the repertoire to derive common strategies of
timbral movement.