August 2011
5 posts
Neil Welch - September 4th, 2011
Texture as Composition
When I set out to compose a new piece on paper, I’m often pulled one of three ways: I choose rhythmic, melodic or harmonic action as a guiding force. After spending some time considering why this might be, I’ve come to believe that any one of these three routes explores fundamentally identical areas. Though one may seem to play a larger part, I argue that it’s impossible...
Steve Kim - August 28th, 2011
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The Frame “The most important thing in art is the frame. For painting: literally; for other arts: figuratively - because, without this humble appliance, you can’t know where The Art stops and The Real World begins. You have to put a “box” around it because otherwise, what is that shit on the wall?” - Frank Zappa This week I’d like to employ a different...
Andy Clausen - August 21st, 2011
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Context for the Piece:
On a recent trip to California I took a walk on a beach I know extremely well; a place I have experienced dozens of times in 18 years worth of holidays spent in this small community. An insomnia-fueled impulse brought me down to the beach around midnight, after my family had drifted to sleep. The experience of walking alone along the moonlit shore was...
Natalie Hall - August 14th, 2011
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“[I design from the side,] that way I get the worst angle of the body. You’ve got the lumps and bumps, the S-bend of the back, the bum. That way I get a cut and proportion and silhouette that works all the way round the body.”
“Beauty can come from the strangest of places, even the most disgusting of places.”
– Alexander McQueen –
Two works for solo cello.
With...
Andrew Olmstead - August 7th, 2011
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I enjoy creating music out of limitations. My philosophy right now is to make music out of what you have. Turns out I really like the way a broken Casio MT-240 sounds through a crappy laptop sound card. My $5 toy speaker is my most useful preamp, because it compresses ridiculously high audio signals and saves my expensive speakers. This limited set of equipment has opened...