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Music, Space and Theatre: Site-specific approaches to multichannel spatialisation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2010

Ewan Stefani  and
Karen Lauke
Ewan Stefani*
Affiliation:
School of Music, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Karen Lauke*
Affiliation:
Department of Performing Arts, Edge Hill University, Lancashire, L39 4QP, UK
*
Email: *e.j.stefani@leeds.ac.uk; **laukek@edgehill.ac.uk
Email: *e.j.stefani@leeds.ac.uk; **laukek@edgehill.ac.uk
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Abstract

Approaches to the multichannel spatialisation of electroacoustic music are described here with reference to musical case studies which focus upon the expressive functions of space and the theatricality of sound diffusion in an acousmatic context. A site-specific approach to spatialisation is proposed to enhance theatrical aspects of musical performance. Case studies include proposals for novel layouts of the diffusion system within the performance space and compositional techniques that are designed to re-evaluate our understanding of individual listening spaces.

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Organised Sound , Volume 15 , Issue 3: Sound ↔ Space: New approaches to multichannel music and audio , December 2010 , pp. 251 - 259
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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