Free as in BEER: Some explorations into structured improvisation using networked live-coding systems

Scott Wilson, Norah Lorway, Rosalyn Coull, Konstantinos Vasilakos, Tim Moyers

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Abstract

Much improvised music that has developed since the advent of free jazz has been concerned with the imposition of structure, often through systems of directed improvisation, or through the use of rule-based approaches (e.g., game pieces). In this article, we explore the possibility of a networked live-coding system as a structural intervention mechanism par excellence, through the discussion of two pieces from the repertoire of the Birmingham Ensemble for Electroacoustic Research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)54-64
Number of pages11
JournalComputer Music Journal
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Media Technology
  • Music
  • Computer Science Applications

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