Evangelisti's composition Incontri di Fasce Sonore at W.D.R.: Aesthesic‐cognitive analysis in theory and practice*

Sound examples are available in the JNMR Electronic Appendix (EA), which can be found on the WWW at http://www.swets.nl/jnmr/jnmr.html

Abstract

The analysis of the electroacoustic composition Incontri di fasce sonore (1956—1957) by Franco Evangelisti is based on a method developed by the authors and already applied to other works. The analytical approach is based primarily on perception; the methodology allows the segmentation of the sound text at different levels. Starting from the level of the smallest elements, the analysis proceeds by specifying the syntagmatic chains, and the signification strategies revealed by the signification units; finally, the segmentation of the formal structure is presented. The method also includes a double‐level system of classification of the sound events, which can be described both from a typological and a morphological point‐of‐view. Through this analytical process it is possible to determine the composition strategies as well as the signification strategies used by the composer. The paper discusses in detail both the analytical methodologies and their phases, with the consequent analytical deductions relative to the piece.

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Sound examples are available in the JNMR Electronic Appendix (EA), which can be found on the WWW at http://www.swets.nl/jnmr/jnmr.html