term - sound mass
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 3:29 pm
Sound mass A collective complex sound made up of a number of "voices" that are roughly equal in
contribution.
A Sound Mass is normally quite dense, complex and continuous, though it may also be soft while remaining dense or active. Essentially, Sound Mass is a homogeneous, rather static, texture of some kind. The object of listening attention is focused on the subtle but ever-changing details within the Sound Mass, articulated by minute shifts of balance, quickly emerging figures, occasional dynamic sound events, and often a high level of energy wherein the sound itself can be an exciting emotional stimulus.
Source:
Free Ensemble Improvisation, Harald Stenström
Academy of Music and Drama
Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts
University of Gothenburg
site link
source: Nunn (1998) quoted & discussed in Free Ensemble Improvisation, Harald Stenström, page 90 url link 1
source: Nunn (1998) Wisdom of The Impulse. On the Nature of Musical Free Improvisation. pdf part 1 page 26 of 50 url link 1
topic ticket number T1392
contribution.
A Sound Mass is normally quite dense, complex and continuous, though it may also be soft while remaining dense or active. Essentially, Sound Mass is a homogeneous, rather static, texture of some kind. The object of listening attention is focused on the subtle but ever-changing details within the Sound Mass, articulated by minute shifts of balance, quickly emerging figures, occasional dynamic sound events, and often a high level of energy wherein the sound itself can be an exciting emotional stimulus.
Source:
Free Ensemble Improvisation, Harald Stenström
Academy of Music and Drama
Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts
University of Gothenburg
site link
source: Nunn (1998) quoted & discussed in Free Ensemble Improvisation, Harald Stenström, page 90 url link 1
source: Nunn (1998) Wisdom of The Impulse. On the Nature of Musical Free Improvisation. pdf part 1 page 26 of 50 url link 1
topic ticket number T1392