23 November 2016: Seminar on representing our environment through music

MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINAR Wednesday 23rd November 2016 in Rolle 015 (Plymouth University) at 2pm What do I have in common with Alberti and Messiaen?: Representing our environment through music Nuria Bonet Filella (ICCMR, Plymouth University) Composers and musicians have always incorporated elements of their soundscapes in their music, birdsong is perhaps the most clear example. With… Continue reading 23 November 2016: Seminar on representing our environment through music

The Sonification of David Bowie at the Port Eliot Festival

What does the sonification of David Bowie sound like? You can find out as part of the brand new science programme at the Port Eliot Festival, which takes place 28-31 July 2016 in St Germans, Cornwall. Dr Alexis Kirke, who is Senior Research Fellow in Plymouth University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR), and Martyn… Continue reading The Sonification of David Bowie at the Port Eliot Festival

Feature: “Composing Music with Dark Matter”

By NASA, N. Benitez (JHU), T. Broadhurst (Racah Institute of Physics/The Hebrew University), H. Ford (JHU), M. Clampin (STScI),G. Hartig (STScI), G. Illingworth (UCO/Lick Observatory), the ACS Science Team and ESA - http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2003/01/image/a, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1727600

BY NÚRIA BONET FILELLA As a composer, I’m interested in finding ways to represent the world through my music. Humans have done this since the beginning of time, from imitating birdsong with a bone flute to the influence of industrial noises in Kraftwerk’s music. Every era has adapted music to incorporate developments in the environment.… Continue reading Feature: “Composing Music with Dark Matter”