Comments on: Phenomena http://www.kunstmusik.com/2007/03/09/phenomena/ thoughts and experiences Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:48:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Steven http://www.kunstmusik.com/2007/03/09/phenomena/#comment-17927 Steven Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:35:17 +0000 http://www.kunstmusik.com/2007/03/09/phenomena/#comment-17927 Hi Panos, Thanks! I'm very glad you enjoyed the piece. Regarding titles, that's a tough question! I usually am a little reserved about them as I usually try to avoid making concrete associations, so titles for me are more like ideas about music that I am interested in at the time or denote something about the context of the composition when I was working, while the experience of the piece is its own thing. I've noticed that different pieces can mean the same thing to different people, that the same piece can mean different things to different people, and that the same piece can even mean different things to the same person over time. Perhaps this is just a long way of saying that the titles for me are not meant to denote a specific meaning of a piece but rather are a personal association that seemed appropriate at the time I was working. For this piece, while I was working I was thinking about the nature of musical experience a lot and the idea of phenomena versus noumena. I was also quite drawn into the quality of these sounds and chords and when I was working the title Phenomena came to mind as being appropriate. Hope that helps explains a little of my thoughts on the title and titles in general! steven Hi Panos,

Thanks! I’m very glad you enjoyed the piece. Regarding titles, that’s a tough question! I usually am a little reserved about them as I usually try to avoid making concrete associations, so titles for me are more like ideas about music that I am interested in at the time or denote something about the context of the composition when I was working, while the experience of the piece is its own thing.

I’ve noticed that different pieces can mean the same thing to different people, that the same piece can mean different things to different people, and that the same piece can even mean different things to the same person over time. Perhaps this is just a long way of saying that the titles for me are not meant to denote a specific meaning of a piece but rather are a personal association that seemed appropriate at the time I was working. For this piece, while I was working I was thinking about the nature of musical experience a lot and the idea of phenomena versus noumena. I was also quite drawn into the quality of these sounds and chords and when I was working the title Phenomena came to mind as being appropriate.

Hope that helps explains a little of my thoughts on the title and titles in general!
steven

]]> By: Panos http://www.kunstmusik.com/2007/03/09/phenomena/#comment-17919 Panos Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:19:00 +0000 http://www.kunstmusik.com/2007/03/09/phenomena/#comment-17919 I see. Meanwhile i listened to the piece. Excellent as usual. Would you care to comment on the piece's title? Or any of your titles? I see. Meanwhile i listened to the piece. Excellent as usual. Would you care to comment on the piece’s title? Or any of your titles?

]]> By: Steven http://www.kunstmusik.com/2007/03/09/phenomena/#comment-17918 Steven Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:43:45 +0000 http://www.kunstmusik.com/2007/03/09/phenomena/#comment-17918 Reson 6 is an instrument I created when working on this piece and is basically a sawtooth wave with 6 reson filters. The instrument is included in the project files link above. Reson 6 is an instrument I created when working on this piece and is basically a sawtooth wave with 6 reson filters. The instrument is included in the project files link above.

]]> By: Panos http://www.kunstmusik.com/2007/03/09/phenomena/#comment-17916 Panos Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:23:50 +0000 http://www.kunstmusik.com/2007/03/09/phenomena/#comment-17916 Hello all. What is the "Reson 6 instrument"? Hello all. What is the “Reson 6 instrument”?

]]> By: Steven http://www.kunstmusik.com/2007/03/09/phenomena/#comment-17552 Steven Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:50:06 +0000 http://www.kunstmusik.com/2007/03/09/phenomena/#comment-17552 Thanks Donna for your kind words and thoughts on this piece! It's so nice to hear from you and to know that you found something in this piece for yourself. Best wishes, steven Thanks Donna for your kind words and thoughts on this piece! It’s so nice to hear from you and to know that you found something in this piece for yourself.

Best wishes,
steven

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