Composing the Spectrum
Victor Lazzarini · Oxford University Press eBooks · 2021
This chapter is dedicated to the exploration of spectral music composition. It begins with a general introduction to fundamental aspects of spectral music-making. This discusses the role of metaphors in supporting the realisation of musical ideas, as well as concepts such as space, both physical and virtual. This is followed by a complete analysis of the processes in the composition of Mouvements, a piece of pure spectrally-oriented computer music. The discussion is fully illustrated with code examples taken from the composition, and spectrograms detailing important elements of the piece. The volume concludes with a summary of what the term spectrum signifies from both a musical and a technical point of view.