Morphopoiesis: An Analytical Model for Electroacoustic Music
Panayiotis A. Kokoras · University of Michigan Library Repository · 2006
The use of sonic attributes as a form-bearing dimension has undoubtedly opened up new possibilities for the composer. At the same time this new content has raised the question of what is the procedure of structuring form by means of timbre. On the basis that timbre can be a main form-bearing element and that content is strongly related to form, then this new content must suggest a new form as well. However, there is no past reference, at least in western music, to describe such a procedure. This paper provides a basis that aims to identify and clarify an analytical model capable of giving an exegesis about the relationship between content and form. It also offers an analysis of the primary principles on which the potential new musical form is built. It studies the organizing principles of the internal attributes of a musical work that give a unit its specific identity, the functional relationships between it and other units, and the ordering and direction of those units.