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Improvising with the threnoscope: integrating code, hardware, GUI, network, and graphic scores

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posted on 2023-06-08, 17:47 authored by Thor MagnussonThor Magnusson
Live coding emphasises improvisation. It is an art practice that merges the act of musical composition and performance into a public act of projected writing. This paper introduces the Threnoscope system, which includes a live coding micro-language for drone-based microtonal composition. The paper discusses the aims and objectives of the system, elucidates the design decisions, and introduces in particular the code score feature present in the Threnoscope. The code score is a novel element in the design of live coding systems allowing for improvisation through a graphic score, rendering a visual representation of past and future events in a real-time performance. The paper demonstrates how the system’s methods can be mapped ad hoc to GUI- or hardware-based control.

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  • Published

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Journal

Proceedings of the Internation Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

ISSN

2220-4792

Publisher

Goldsmiths University of London

Event name

NIME 2014 (New Interfaces for Musical Expression)

Event location

Goldsmiths, University of London

Event type

conference

Event date

Jun 30-Jul 4, 2014

Place of publication

London

ISBN

9781906897291

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  • Music Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

Koray Tahiroglu, Baptiste Caramiaux, Atau Tanaka, Rebecca Fiebrink

Legacy Posted Date

2014-07-08

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-06-19

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-06-05

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