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posted on 2023-06-09, 06:03 authored by Thor MagnussonThor Magnusson
Gaining a comprehensive understanding of new musical technologies is fraught with difficulties. The digital materials from which they are formed are of such diverse origins and nature, that they do not match traditional organological classifications. This article traces the history of musical instrument classifications relevant to the understanding of new instruments, and proposes an alternative approach to the centuries-old tree-structure of downwards divisions. The proposed musical organics is a multi-dimensional, heterarchical, and organic approach to the analysis and classification of both traditional and new musical instruments that suits the rhizomatic nature of their material design and technical origins. Outlines of a hypothetical organological informatics retrieval system are also presented.

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Sonic Writing: Technologies of Musical Expression, Notation and Encoding; G1769; AHRC-ARTS & HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL; AH/N00194X/1

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  • Published

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Journal

Journal of New Music Research

ISSN

0929-8215

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

3

Volume

46

Page range

286-303

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  • Music Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-05-03

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-10-06

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-05-03

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