SOUNDING NUMBERS: THE SONIFICATION OBJECT AS AN INTERFACE IN "I AM THE OCEAN"
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Crozzoli, Miguel Angel
Magnusson, Thor
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Abstract
Designing sonification for music composition involves aesthetic
and narrative manipulation through strategies based on compositional
intent, sparking discussions of data clarity and understanding.
This paper describes an autobiographical process of crafting
an aesthetic sonification from climate change data, and its further
musification. In this approach, the sonification is used as a material
for composition and transformed into an interactive musical
instrument, within contemporary aesthetics and live performance
contexts. The sonification object becomes an interface for composition
and performance. The resulting piece seeks to amplify
engagement through affectivization while displaying data information
via symbolic abstraction and musical narrative. The paper
also describes the techniques and results of blending sonification
sounds with mixed notation derived from the sonification object.
The composed piece was recorded and played by an electronicacoustic
contemporary ensemble to an audience which later gave
feedback. The conclusion drawn from this musification project
was that even though the source data was not directly perceivable
in detail by the audience, the piece does convey information via
the power of emotional affectation, which aligns with the original
intention of the project.
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2024-06
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